Incident date: 2021-03-18
NAICS industry code: 112120

Employees were replacing a 6-inch metal pipe fitting. As they were aligning the pipe, it swung into a concrete wall. An employee's hand was caught between the pipe and the wall. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate