Incident date: 2018-08-05
NAICS industry code: 488320

While on a ship, an employee was lifting one side of a pipe and putting a strap underneath it. As the employee was about to break out, one end of the pipe joints slipped out, allowing the pipe (6"/40') to roll and strike the employee's lower left leg. The employee's leg was fractured above the ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Water vehicle, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate