Incident date: 2016-07-01
NAICS industry code: 488310

An employee was hooking wire rope slings to a cargo container when one of the slings came loose and struck the employee on the chest. The employee suffered broken ribs, a cracked sternum, and a fractured left ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Slings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate