Incident date: 2025-02-26
NAICS industry code: 236210

A crew was using rope to move a 24" diameter blind flange from the receiving deck of elevation 4 to a lower location so it could be more easily accessed by a crane. The rope broke and the blind flange fell 15 inches to the receiving deck of elevation 3, landing on the injured employee's feet. Both feet were fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate