Incident date: 2022-06-03
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was standing next to a chain to observe it entering the housing. The 3/4-ton chain jammed while it was being pulled by a forklift and broke a 5-foot long pipe. The pipe launched 25 feet in the air striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate