Incident date: 2020-04-16
NAICS industry code: 237110

Two employees were working on a 16-inch plastic water pipe, drilling for a saddle tap when the pipe exploded. One employee suffered an amputation of the right arm, a laceration to the right leg, and the loss of vision in the right eye. The second employee suffered lacerations to the legs and sand in the eyes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Multiple types of open wounds
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: high