Incident date: 2016-10-12
NAICS industry code: 325412

An employee was clearing a blockage in a pipeline and proceeded to blow the line with compressed air. There was a filter screen in the line. The lid on top of the filter screen blew off the filter striking the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured nose and other facial bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate