Incident date: 2017-04-27
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was installing a wood chock to secure a steel pipe. The employee then stepped between two sections of pipe at the same time that a forklift operator was attempting to position the pipe. The employee was caught between the two sections of pipe and fractured four ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate