Incident date: 2020-08-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was in a manhole, tending a ladder while a pipe plug was being deflated. The pressure inside the pipe caused the plug to pop out of the pipe and strike the access ladder inside the manhole. The ladder in turn struck the employee in the throat, causing a neck contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate