Incident date: 2025-01-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was standing near two other employees who were operating equipment to connect to a wellhead. A steel line on the equipment that was under pressure came loose, sending a 2-inch steel pipe toward the injured employee. The pipe struck him in the face and chest, resulting in six broken ribs and a broken nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Pipes, tubes  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate