Incident date: 2015-11-11
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was working on a crew, installing and pressure-testing PVC lines for a sewage line.  The PVC pipe struck the employee's face, causing severe damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate