Incident date: 2021-03-24
NAICS industry code: 237120

A backhoe struck a vent pipe while digging next to it, causing the weld at the bottom of the pipe to fail. The pipe fell and struck an employee on the hardhat. The employee suffered a forehead laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate