Incident date: 2021-02-10
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was inspecting the ropes and winches for a work barge. The employee released a winch so a rope could be loosened, and the winch arm struck and fractured his right forearm. He was hospitalized.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate