Incident date: 2017-09-10
NAICS industry code: 213111

A drilling crew was in the process of tripping pipe out of a hole when the pulling cable snapped, letting the block fall freely on the rig floor. A piece of the cable hit one of the employees and became embedded in his right leg, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate