# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220261800006` · 06/21/2026 · Ruveon LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Grinding
- **Injury source:** ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** THIGH/FEMUR
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.44 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Bayer AG
- **Operator:** Ruveon LLC
- **Mine:** [1001854](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/1001854)
## Narrative

Tech was removing a mount plate from a damaged trailer jack stand. The stand sat unsecured on 2 sawhorses requiring stabilization by hand. Using a 4 1/2-in grinder with a cutoff wheel, the wheel moved across a weld, contacting the edge of the material. This caused the grinder to catch and kickback. This force drove the grinder downward into the tech's right thigh above the knee.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*