Incident date: 2016-01-07
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee was operating an arc welder on a pipe conveyor line when he attempted to perform maintenance/make adjustments to the unit. A pipe on the conveyor struck and broke his right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate