Incident date: 2023-04-07
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was conducting HVAC work when a valve released from the system and contacted their left hand. The valve punctured their left hand at the center of the palm and filled their left hand and arm with nitrogen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate