Incident date: 2020-08-18
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was inspecting the welds on a 10-inch pipe. A 24-inch pipe next to the 10-inch pipe rolled off a piece of dunnage while the employee was passing over it, causing the employee to strike the 10-inch pipe with his right side. He suffered a kidney injury and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate