Incident date: 2022-08-18
NAICS industry code: 488320

On August, 18 2022, at 3:57 PM, three employees were preparing to unload a barge. The barge cable broke and struck the employees. Employee 1 sustained a fractured femur and tibia. Employee 2 sustained a hairline fracture to the spine. Employee 3 sustained a hairline fracture to the tailbone. All three employees were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
severity: low