Incident date: 2022-08-05
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was using a 20-foot section of galvanized pipe to unclog a section of dust pipe in a baghouse. A tip of the galvanized pipe broke through the clogged section, contacted the relay fan, and rotated, pulling away from the employee's hand and striking the right side of his head. He suffered a laceration and a brain injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate