Incident date: 2025-08-14
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was standing at the base of a work-over rig that was being scoped down. He was holding the guide cables, standing near the base of the rig, and looking up as it was lowered. A 3-inch snatch block fell from the pole platform (about 21 feet up) and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nose, nasal cavity
severity: moderate