Incident date: 2023-10-20
NAICS industry code: 221114

An employee was observing a contractor who was clearing a blockage from a 6-inch HDPE slurry pipe. When the clog released, it caused the end of the pipe to whip, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing the femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate