Incident date: 2020-07-24
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was using steel tongs to attach a 15-foot metal rod to the existing drill rod string. The drill rod began rotating and the employee was stuck by the pipe tongs causing a left forearm fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate