Incident date: 2022-06-22
NAICS industry code: 236210

An RGA Concrete Contractors employee was removing parts of scaffolding. Above him, the top parts of the scaffolding were being removed by another employee working from a scissor lift. A safety cable had become caught on the scissor lift and was under tension. When that tension released, the cable struck the employee across the torso. His liver was injured and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate