Incident date: 2015-09-22
NAICS industry code: 236210

A truck driver was standing on the side of the truck while it was being unloaded by a forklift driver. A 12 inch piece of PVC pipe (8 ft. 7 in.) became stuck in the window lip of the truck. It broke free and sprung off the forklift striking the truck driver and causing head and neck injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate