Incident date: 2019-08-22
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was removing tie-down straps from a trailer load of plastic pipe. When the tie-downs were removed, the pipe rolled off the trailer and struck the employee's left ankle, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate