Incident date: 2018-03-19
NAICS industry code: 541380

Employees were disassembling a blowout preventer. During the process, one of the employees was attempting to investigate a blockage when the 500-pound BOP dropped onto his right arm between the wrist and elbow. He received a laceration and a fracture, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate