Incident date: 2017-06-26
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was removing straps from a load of 18" pipe in a trailer. The employee was pulling a release strap from the passenger side of the trailer when one unsecured pipe rolled from the top of the load and struck the employee's head and neck, causing a contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate