Incident date: 2018-08-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was collecting sweeps when he opened a gut line that was pressurized and the elbow failed, dislodging and hitting his back. He suffered the loss of his spleen and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate