Incident date: 2018-07-11
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder up to a water tower when a stranded metal safety cable located beside the ladder came loose at the top anchor point and struck his leg, puncturing his right thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate