Incident date: 2015-05-16
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was handling a cable that runs between a drum and the spud. He was trying to put slack in the cable line when the spud shifted and caused the cable to tighten. The cable struck and fractured his left leg just above the ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate