Incident date: 2024-09-03
NAICS industry code: 221310

An employee was pressure testing a fitting with compressed air. The fitting blew open and struck the employee's thumb and forearm, resulting in a fractured thumb and a laceration on his forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate