Incident date: 2024-12-20
NAICS industry code: 212291

An employee was cleaning out pipe from a 1500-foot hold. The employee was next to the operation area when one of the cables supporting the drilling rig snapped and struck their face. They sustained broken bones, cuts, contusions, and back injuries. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Wire, cables nonelectrified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: moderate