Incident date: 2015-12-27
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was unscrewing a 90 foot vertical pipe weighing 1000 lbs. from the rigging. The pipe came loose and fell onto the employee's right foot. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and the right little toe was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high