Incident date: 2023-10-25
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was replacing ropes in an elevator that were five-eighths of an inch in diameter. The employee was struck by a large rope spool, resulting in multiple arm fractures and a broken clavicle. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate