Incident date: 2022-04-22
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was pulling orders when a chain popped off the end of a bundle of pipes. The bundle rolled down and landed on his leg, crushing it. He then fell back and hit his head on the material behind him. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate