Incident date: 2019-08-07
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was assisting with services related to cementing (closing) an oil well when a valve detached from the wellhead under pressure. Part of the valve hit the employee's legs, fracturing the left tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate