Incident date: 2024-08-27
NAICS industry code: 221210

An employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen a piece of pipe above a 2-inch swedge. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance and fell backward, turning as he fell. His left side came into contact with a guardrail behind him and he suffered four rib fractures. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate