Incident date: 2018-09-25
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working with a crew, pigging a pipe. Built-up pressure shot out a small piece of steel pipe, which struck and lacerated the employee's left leg, resulting in an amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high