Incident date: 2017-01-06
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was working on a blowout preventer. When he went to remove the valve removal plug, pressure (approximately 300 PSI) released and struck him, blowing him 20 to 30 feet away. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate