Incident date: 2017-12-21
NAICS industry code: 213112

A workover crew was making up their last joint of tubing when an equipment operator picked up the slips before the injured employee moved the tongs out of the way. The tongs then struck the employee in the head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Pliers, tongs
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate