Incident date: 2020-09-16
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was operating a cable pully machine (a winch) when the nylon rope that was attached to a cable he was pulling through an underground electrical installation broke and struck him in the head and face. The employee sustained a head laceration and bruises to their face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate