Incident date: 2025-02-04
NAICS industry code: 922160

On February 4, 2025 an employee was taking measurements of the backflow system when the system shifted and his left forearm became caught between two pieces of PVC pipe. The employee sustained a fracture to the forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate