Incident date: 2016-05-29
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee hoisted the lubricator up off a well head using a winch and was inspecting the tool stream. The winch malfunctioned and continued to raise the lubricator up which was 8 feet long. It was raised approximately 15 feet off the ground. The cable snapped and the lubricator fell striking the employee and causing a laceration to his chest approximately 6-8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches deep.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate