Employee was cutting a piece of 2" angle iron with a Milwaukee grinder. A piece of the grinder broke off and kicked back into the employee's right leg cutting EE's knee. Grinder did have the guard on at the time of the incident. Employee went to clinic and received four stitches.
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Showing all 4Employee was grinding on a piece of metal when a piece of metal went under EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye. The employee went to the doctor where they removed the piece of metal on the surface of EE's eye and issued prescription eye drops.
Using a 1/2" drill to tighten a splice. The drill spun my right hand around when the nut bottomed out.
Holding a piece of metal while cutting it.