Incident date: 2024-10-17
NAICS industry code: 922160

An employee was using an impact gun to remove nuts from a coupling on a pump that was connected to a testing rig. Air pressure discharged from the pump, forcing the employee backward and causing him to hit the back of his head. He sustained injuries to the back of his head and his eye socket area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple regions of the head
severity: moderate