Incident date: 2018-12-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working on the rig removing rods with the aid of a cable. A rod hit the top of the rig and the cable broke. This caused a block to strike the upper right leg of a second employee who was in a basket. The injured employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate