Incident date: 2019-08-29
NAICS industry code: 713990

On August 29, 2019, an employee was engaging the brake on a zip line when wind caused the brake to hit and engage the emergency arrest device (EAD). This caused the employee to stop abruptly and be jolted in the air. The employee's foot then hit the zip line and sustained a compound fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ski lifts, gondola rides
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate