Incident date: 2017-05-25
NAICS industry code: 221310

An employee was installing an inflatable flow-through plug into a sewer pipe when the sewer pipe broke. The inflatable plug became dislodged and struck the employee's right leg, breaking it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate