Incident date: 2016-10-28
NAICS industry code: 213111

On October 28, 2016, at approximately 6:00 AM, a PVC pipe got clogged causing mud to overflow from the shakers. An employee went down to unclog it and when he did, the PVC pipe struck another employee, who was standing at the end of the pipe, on the neck. He was admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed with a fracture to the C6 vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate