Incident date: 2022-04-13
NAICS industry code: 336510

Employees were working to drain condensate in a dead-leg tee on the compressed air header in preparation for hooking up a rental compressor to the header. Employee 1 opened the isolation valve to drain the tee and the butterfly valve opened more than expected. The disconnected 3-inch hose at the end of the line began whipping around and the fitting on the end of the hose struck Employee 2 in the lower right leg resulting in a compound fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate