Incident date: 2018-11-07
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was observing as a crew spooled up a quarter-mile of 3-inch poly pipe. The tail end of the pipe caught on a bush and the middle section pulled inward, knocking the employee to the ground and breaking his right arm and leg. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate