Incident date: 2019-03-23
NAICS industry code: 221210

An employee was working on a compressor valve. As the cap was being removed, the valve blew off. It struck him, causing a laceration above the eye and injuries to the wrist, midsection, and ankle. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate