Incident date: 2024-01-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a hydraulic-pressured torque wrench to torque a bonnet connection on a valve when the elbow section of the torque head released pressure, resulting in a pressure cut/injection into the employee's left palm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate