Incident date: 2023-02-28
NAICS industry code: 488310

On February 28, 2023, an employee was securing a piece of cargo on a bulk carrier ship with chain slings when the plate that holds the D-ring in place failed and struck him in the left side of his face and forehead. The employee sustained a laceration to the left side of his forehead, and a laceration to the left side of his nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate