Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee went to move a cable that was caught on the drilling rig when the cable snapped and struck him in the hard hat, knocking him against the rig. The force from the snapping cable amputated his little fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high