Incident date: 2015-03-10
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was conducting pressure testing on a vertical pipe when the pressure blew the cap off, causing it to hit his nose. He was transported to the hospital to receive medical attention.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate