Incident date: 2016-10-27
NAICS industry code: 424690

The employee was unloading CO2 into a tank for a customer. The hoses were not connected when the product (CO2) valve was opened and CO2 struck him in the abdomen knocking the employee down. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a spleen injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate