Incident date: 2019-04-04
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was on top of a trailer delivering acid when a 2-inch valve came loose, hitting the employee in the face.  He suffered missing teeth and facial fractures, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Tooth (teeth)
severity: moderate