Incident date: 2018-01-25
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was standing close to an excavator when the equipment hit a pipe, which then moved toward him. His boot was caught on something, so he was unable to move before the pipe struck his left leg, fracturing his tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate