Incident date: 2023-03-09
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was opening a ratchet strap that was holding together a bundle of steel tubing. The strap gave way and the steel tubing fell and struck the employee's leg. The employee's leg was broken in two places and they were 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