Incident date: 2015-03-16
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was retrieving mud flaps to reinstall on a truck. A cotter pin on the winch line, which was secured to the rear of the truck, came loose. The wire on the driver's side became unsecure and struck the employee on the left side, below the shoulder and back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate