Incident date: 2017-10-13
NAICS industry code: 237120

Employees were offloading pipes from an 18-wheeler and laying them on the ground. The operator dropped the load too soon, and the pipes struck an employee's left leg, breaking the tibia in two places.

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