Incident date: 2020-07-27
NAICS industry code: 238220

A Vivid Mechanical employee was removing couplings from a chilled water pipe (connected to a chiller). The pipe struck the employee in the face and knocked the employee over. The employee suffered a fracture and lacerations to the face and lacerations to the torso.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate