Incident date: 2023-07-27
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was standing next to a water well drilling rig when the handle on the drill pipe slip rotated and struck his left leg, fracturing the femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate