Incident date: 2024-01-05
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was repairing an artificial lift. The employee opened a valve on the lift that caused a rapid release of energy, and the employee was struck by an object. The employee suffered fractures to the skull, right orbital socket, and right cheek. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple regions of the head
severity: moderate