Incident date: 2015-04-01
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was standing underneath a pole when a mass pipe came loose, fell 185 feet, and hit the employee's leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the leg and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate