Incident date: 2022-07-25
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was about to change out the choke parts to fix a leaking choke on the belly dump of a gas production unit (GPU). While the choke was being unbolted, pressure came through it, blowing the employee backward and causing lacerations and broken bones in their face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate