Incident date: 2020-09-20
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was conducting morning inspections in a caustic unit. A section of CPVC pipe 15 feet above broke off as a valve was being released, fell, and hit the employee in the head. He suffered a skull fracture and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate