Incident date: 2025-01-31
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was soaping a pipe joint when they were struck by a 12-foot, 20-inch-diamater PVC pipe that was being moved. The employee sustained soft tissue and muscle damage to the right thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact incidents  unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
code_nature: title: Multiple soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate