Incident date: 2023-07-31
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was on a catwalk helping to lay down tubing when he lost his balance. The employee jumped approximately 42 inches to the ground and the 30-foot section of tubing struck his left shin resulting in a fracture that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate