Incident date: 2017-05-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

A well-servicing rig crew was tripping pipe out of a hole when the safety pin on the tongs (torqueing device) broke, allowing the tongs to strike an employee and knock him off the work platform. He fell 10 feet, fracturing his ribs and back and lacerated his liver.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate