Incident date: 2021-11-04
NAICS industry code: 517312

A 3-inch rigid steel pipe was being set under a raised concrete slab. The pipe struck an employee in the upper torso and head. The employee suffered facial fractures and a skull fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate