Incident date: 2017-05-09
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was performing pipe fabrication work on a 20-foot, 12-inch diameter steel pipe that was situated on a pipe rolling rack. The pipe rolled about 18 inches off the pipe rack and struck his left leg, fracturing it below the left knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate