Incident date: 2017-02-03
NAICS industry code: 336310

An employee was placing a steel coil that weighed approximately 5000 lbs. back into the coil rack when the banding caught on another coil, causing it to twist and strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a bruised liver, bruised kidneys, and internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate