Incident date: 2016-01-05
NAICS industry code: 423860

An employee was observing the testing of a locomotive intercooler when he was struck by a 10-inch steel plate in the abdominal area. The steel cap broke loose from the coupling at 35 psi and shot out 9 feet striking employee in the abdominal area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate