Incident date: 2019-06-13
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was removing finished spools from the stranding machine. As he lifted the spool, the end of the wire got caught on the side of the cradle that supports the spool. He grabbed the wire to dislodge it and was struck on the chest by the wire causing a laceration/contusion. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate