Incident date: 2020-03-03
NAICS industry code: 238210

Air was being reintroduced to a dry pipe fire suppression system as part of an inspection. The air supply pipe burst. The pipe struck an employee standing outside the room, about 3 feet from the door. It cut his head, causing an injury that required hospitalized and stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate