Incident date: 2024-06-17
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was removing a pressurized choker valve at a wellsite when it separated and struck their head, resulting in a fractured jaw, fractured nose canal, and broken teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Wellhead valves
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
severity: moderate