Incident date: 2019-08-18
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was at an oil rig. The line he was tied off to was cut, and its weight pulled him down to the rig floor about 12 feet below. He suffered a spleen injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
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