Incident date: 2024-01-13
NAICS industry code: 333132

On January 13, 2024, an employee was attempting to shut off a valve while standing on a 3-inch pipe that was elevated above the ground. As he turned the crescent tool to close the valve, he slipped and fell to the ground landing on his back. Additionally, three fingers on his left hand were crushed in the crescent tool. The employee suffered a fractured left ring finger, swelling in his back, and a bruise on the right side of his lower back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate