Incident date: 2017-04-18
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was walking around the outside of a trench while an excavator was removing old PVC pipe. The pipe shattered and a fragment struck the employee's left eye.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plastic chips, particles
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate