Incident date: 2018-07-13
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was standing in the work area waiting for a pipe fitter to lower when the pipe fitter, which was hoisted on a chain, became dislodged and struck the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a fractured fibula and tibia, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate