Incident date: 2025-04-03
NAICS industry code: 517210

An employee was standing near a manhole when a chain that was attached to a cable placing truck to pull copper out snapped and struck his right leg. The employee sustained a laceration and broken leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Chains
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate