Incident date: 2017-05-11
NAICS industry code: 333519

An employee was bending over to paint the bottom of a pipe when another piece kicked over behind him and struck his left shoulder. He was pushed into the pipe he was painting, making contact in the center of his chest. He was hospitalized with a contusion to the left shoulder (back), contusion to the front of the chest, and laceration to the chin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate