Incident date: 2016-03-17
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was unloading pipe from a drop-side trailer. He lowered the gate, but the pipe would not roll out. The employee went to the opposite side to push the pipe with his right arm. The pipe fell on and fractured his upper right arm, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate