Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359558 - STRUCK BY FALLING CABLE REEL

Accident Summary Nr: 170359558 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119995009	08/30/1993	3731	0	Nassco

Abstract: An electrician was spooling and cutting cable in the cable yard of a shipbuilding facility. As the electrician was pulling cable off a large cable reel mounted on an industrial rack about 9 feet above the ground, the tail of the cable wrapped around the reel support axle and caused the nearly empty 250-pound reel to fall from the rack. The reel struck the employee in the groin. His supervisor heard the noise and came to the injured employee's aid. Emergency medical services arrived within about 2 minutes, and the electrician was transported to a local hospital. He was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, a leg muscle contusion, and a slight concussion.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHIPYARD, UNSECURED, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119995009			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians

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