Incident date: 2021-04-07
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was removing a chain binder that was used to secure cargo to a vessel. While working to free the handle of the tension binder from the deck plate using the handle of another binder, the binder suddenly released and struck the employee on the left side of his face and on the right thumb. The employee sustained a fractured right thumb and a laceration on the left cheek.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate