Incident date: 2021-06-30
NAICS industry code: 331314

On June 30, 2021, at approximately 4:43 a.m., the injured employee was attempting to remove a 3/4" carbon steel pipe that was stuck in the furnace. A co-worker assisted the employee by operating a forklift with a boom attached to hoist the pipe from the furnace. The injured employee was holding one end of the pipe when the pipe fell from the boom and struck the employee's left thigh. The employee suffered a hematoma on the left thigh and was hospitalized.

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: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate