Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 331111

A maintenance employee was releasing pressure off a valve in the melt shop when a pipe failed and ruptured. The metal pipe, under pressure, struck the employee in the head and face, causing an injury that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate