Incident date: 2025-03-03
NAICS industry code: 336112

An employee was performing a bubble test (pressure test) on a pipeline to locate a leak when the joint elbow that was producing the leak detached and struck him. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and clavicle, as well as injuries to his spleen and lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate