Incident date: 2017-03-15
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was struck by a strand of cable that broke during load testing. The employee was standing in the vicinity of the cable when it broke and it struck his right thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate