Incident date: 2023-11-08
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was walking on a newly installed 12-inch water line so they could insert a plastic night plug into the 45-degree fitting that was bolted onto the end of the pipe. The employee slipped off the side of the pipe and fell approximately 2.5 feet to the ground. As the employee fell, their left leg struck one of the bolts on the fitting and was lacerated. Additionally, the left fibula was broken.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate