Incident date: 2024-12-09
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was using a winch to secure a barge to a dock. The cable of an adjoining winch snapped and struck his left side, causing blunt force trauma and internal injuries to his abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Wire, cables nonelectrified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal abdominal locations
severity: moderate