Incident date: 2015-11-04
NAICS industry code: 532490

On or about November 4, 2015, at 9:00 am an employee was fusing 24-inch diameter plastic pipe in a field when the excavator operator tried to adjust the alignment of the pipe and caused the torqued pipe to swing into the employee, knocking him to the ground.  The pipe then crushed and broke his lower right leg before it was lifted away.  The employee was hospitalized for pin placement and overnight observation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate