Incident date: 2022-07-28
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was standing next to a flatbed truck as it was being loaded with 6-inch ductile iron pipes. As the pipes were being loaded, a pre-fabricated wood chock snapped and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose and a concussion and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate