Incident date: 2017-05-03
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was loading a catalyst into a reactor when the pipe containing the catalyst became clogged. He attempted to unclog it by making a horizontal cut in the pipe when it whipped around, striking him. He suffered a fractured scapula, six fractured ribs, and a T-12 spinal disc compression.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate