Incident date: 2019-10-07
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was unhooking a 24-inch, 7-foot sewer pipe inside a trench. The pipe struck the employee, breaking four ribs and collapsing a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate