Incident date: 2019-10-07
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was feeding mule tape through a 1 1/2-inch conduit using a power blower. The tape got stuck at about 20-25 feet. As the employee tried to dislodge the line dart, the pressure hose was separated or removed and the dart was pushed back due to the backpressure built up in the line. The dart impaled the employee in the right chest area, causing a severe puncture injury with partial lung collapse.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate