Incident date: 2017-12-21
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was helping another employee manually reposition three 5-inch pipes that were placed awkwardly on a rack. The employees straightened the pipes and returned to their work station. A forklift operator then drove over and attempted to manipulate one of the pipes with the forks. The pipe rolled and crushed the employee's right hand, causing a laceration and muscle damage that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate