Incident date: 2020-09-24
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was taking the cap off a pressurized fire hydrant. The cap blew off and struck the employee in the right leg fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate