Incident date: 2017-02-15
NAICS industry code: 333241

On February 15, 2017, an employee was performing a leak check on a stainless steel vessel. A nut had become stripped, allowing a bolt to fly off and hit the employee in the nose and forehead. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations, a broken nose, and a broken eye socket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate