Incident date: 2018-12-14
NAICS industry code: 213112

While trying to isolate a valve, an employee was thrown 50 feet by a pressure release. The employee was struck on the head, suffering a head injury requiring eight stitches, and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate