Incident date: 2018-05-13
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee stepped onto PVC pipe flanges to view the water level in a tank when the pipe flanges broke under the pressure of his feet, causing him to fall. He broke his jaw and lacerated the right side of his face, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate