Incident date: 2022-11-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was removing a pigging tool from a receiver barrel on a natural gas pipeline. When he opened the receiver door, residual pressure in the vessel (caused by plugged blowdown valves) caused the door to strike his left leg and break his left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pressure lines, except hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate