Incident date: 2020-11-23
NAICS industry code: 333992

An employee had finished welding on a panel. A forklift lifted the product and steel tubing broke from the assembly, bounced off the concrete, and struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained contusions/bruising to the left arm and leg muscle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate