Incident date: 2020-09-21
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was performing demolition work and was pulling on an overhead three-inch vertical PVC pipe. The pipe broke off and struck the employee in the head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate