Incident date: 2021-02-17
NAICS industry code: 488410

An employee had driven a wrecker out to a job site to remove a piece of heavy equipment that was stuck in mud and wedged against a building. The employee ran winch cables, adjusted the boom, attached chains, and set up a snatch block. He began pulling the equipment out of the mud. A chain that was pulling on the heavy equipment broke, and the employee was struck in the chest by the snatch block. He sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate