Incident date: 2018-02-28
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was holding a 10-inch diameter, 90-degree acid line pipe, while his coworker was using a 4-inch cutting wheel to cut the 90-degree portion of the pipe. After the final cut, a 6-inch pipe came out from the inside of the 10-inch pipe and fell on the employee's knee, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate