Incident date: 2021-01-23
NAICS industry code: 336611

A rigging hook had just been unhooked from a pipe that a crane had lowered. While the crane's cables were being raised, the hook caught onto the racking that was bracing the pipes. The tip of the hook broke off and struck an employee in the jaw, lacerating and possibly breaking it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate