Incident date: 2021-03-03
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was straightening a hand line (rope used to move material) with an attached pulley that was stretched between the bucket truck and the skid steer. The rope snapped under pressure, striking the employee and causing a fracture to the left hand and lacerations on the right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Rope, twine, string
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate