Incident date: 2016-07-26
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was cutting loose a temporary support with an angle grinder, equipped with a 4-inch cutting blade to cut a tack weld. The grinder grabbed and jumped towards his left forearm, severely lacerating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hand grinders-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate