Incident date: 2023-08-28
NAICS industry code: 332811

An employee was color coding the ends of pipes with spray paint. A pipe got stuck on the flapper that moves the pipes up to the table. The employee went to clear the pipe and another pipe fell back on his right arm, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate