A man in northern NSW has been rushed to hospital for treatment of a serious wrist injury after an incident with an electric grinder.
Paramedics were called to the scene of the accident where they discovered a man in his forties who was injured while operating an electric grinder.
Paramedics treated the man and transported him to Lismore Base Hospital.
SafeWork SA warned that power tools are extremely hazardous when not properly used and must be fitted with guards and safety switches.
SafeWork also warned that hand-held power tools must have,
constant pressure switch which shuts off power upon release (e.g. circular saw, chainsaw, grinder, hand-held power drill), or
on-off switch (e.g. routers, planers, laminate trimmers, shears, jig saws, nibblers, scroll saws).
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