Incident date: 2016-10-27
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee operating a Bobcat suffered a broken arm and severe lacerations after a metal chain being used to lift a 450 lb. bollard pipe released unexpectedly and the pipe whipped around striking the operator.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate