Incident date: 2024-06-17
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was working on a rig floor while connected to a hoist line that was leaning against a derrick held up by a tugger. The tugger fell and a 5-foot sub pipe struck the employee's head, knocking him over. He stood up quickly and his head struck a catwalk trough. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a laceration behind their ear with an indented fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipes, tubes  metal
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate