Incident date: 2017-09-08
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was welding on a steel casing pipe while laying on the ground. One pipe was on the bucket of a backhoe when hydraulics settled on the backhoe, causing the pipe to roll off the backhoe and onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken pelvis, internal bleeding, and a contusion to the left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple pelvic region locations
severity: moderate