Incident date: 2022-10-26
NAICS industry code: 332919

An employee was rolling two 1,00-pound iron pipes by hand when one of the pipes rolled back toward him, causing his right arm to become caught between the two pipes. He sustained a right radius fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate