Incident date: 2023-09-23
NAICS industry code: 532490

An employee was using rachet straps to secure equipment on a flatbed when a pipe fell and struck their head and left leg. The employee suffered a laceration to the head and a fractured leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate