Man dies after angle grinder disc shatters

A man died yesterday from injuries caused by an accident while he was using an industrial angle grinder at Huketere Quarry near Tinopai, southeast of Dargaville.

St John Ambulance spokeswoman Donna Austin said the 42-year-old had been cutting steel with the angle grinder when a disc fragmented and a piece flew into his chest and abdomen.

The Northland Electricity rescue helicopter flew him to Whangarei Hospital in a critical condition but he died soon afterwards.

It is understood he was married with three children.