Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a chop saw to cut a 10-inch steel pipe that was suspended in the air using a telehandler. A piece of cut pipe fell to the ground and toppled over, striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg and right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate