Incident date: 2016-01-08
NAICS industry code: 562112

An employee was struck in the head by a mooring line that broke while the employee was getting off the vessel. The employee suffered broken face and back bones that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Rope, twine, string
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate