Incident date: 2015-10-28
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was positioning steel hull components for welding using a come-a-long. The hook slipped off the beam it was attached to and struck the employee in the face resulting in facial fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate