Incident date: 2020-11-10
NAICS industry code: 423840

An employee was rebuilding a water hydrant. The employee removed the head from the hydrant and then went to the truck to get a rebuild kit. The employee was returning to the hydrant when he was struck by hydrant parts. The employee sustained a 6 to 8-inch laceration to the forehead.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate