Incident date: 2015-03-24
NAICS industry code: 423440

An employee was turning a 300- to 400-pound flange to clean it when the chains holding the flange came loose/unhooked. The flange fell on the employee's right foot, breaking five bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate