Incident date: 2015-02-05
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was tightening a bolt on a 16" pipe flange located 6" off the floor with a 3/4" ratchet wrench.  The wrench broke, causing the employee to fall backwards and hit the ground.  Upon falling to the ground, the employee's leg was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Ground, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate