Incident date: 2017-06-09
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was opening the first of two plug valves on a blow-down line when a threaded nipple on the de-sander dislodged, causing the iron with the plug valves to strike him. He suffered a 2-inch laceration to the left knee, a small face laceration, a torn MCL in the right knee, and right shoulder tenderness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate