Incident date: 2018-03-09
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was installing an inflatable blow plug into a 30-inch ADS pipe when it ruptured as he was pumping air into it, knocking him unconscious inside the catch basin. He suffered a concussion and lacerations to his upper lip and left ear, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate