Incident date: 2017-03-14
NAICS industry code: 238290

The injured employee was part of a three man team replacing a rope in a high rise elevator. The employee was feeding part of the rope through the rigging when excess rope on top of the car created a loop. The employee's right leg was caught in the loop and when it tightened the employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate