Incident date: 2025-06-05
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was flow-testing a fire hydrant when the hydrant spun around and the diffuser struck him in the head. The employee sustained a head injury and a head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Hydrants
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate