Incident date: 2017-09-04
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was lowering a well pump down a well shaft when a 1/2-inch cable snapped and whipped back up, striking the employee. He suffered lacerations to both hands and bruising on the chest, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate