Incident date: 2022-02-16
NAICS industry code: 238910

A pipe crew was working with a service crew to remove a cap from a newly installed 16-inch water main. The cap blew off the pipe under pressure, striking an employee's right leg and breaking it in two places.

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