Incident date: 2024-03-21
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was cutting a pipe that was overhanging a curb when a six-inch piece flew backward and struck the employee, resulting in a fracture to their right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate