Incident date: 2016-08-23
NAICS industry code: 332996

On August 23, 2016, an employee was welding a custom pipe when a gear or piece of the turn table failed and a pipe fell, crushing the employee's leg and lacerating a muscle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate