Incident date: 2023-11-29
NAICS industry code: 336214

An employee was using a handheld angle grinder with a 4-inch cutoff wheel when the grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left forearm. The employee underwent surgery.

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