Incident date: 2019-04-28
NAICS industry code: 212321

An employee was disconnecting two barges that were pinned together for the duration of a project. After cutting through the pinned connection with a torch, the barge shifted unexpectedly on land and struck the employee's chest resulting in broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate