Incident date: 2019-05-26
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was opening vertical coil tongs that were on the floor. As the employee began to open the device, it fell over and struck him on the right side. The employee suffered a right leg fracture and three broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate