Incident date: 2017-03-14
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was conducting a pressure test inside a wellhead to check for leaks. When he removed his pressure detecting equipment, excess air pressure was released and struck the employee's hand and face. The employee suffered a facial laceration and a laceration and fracture to his hand. The employee was wearing PPE at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate