Incident date: 2020-12-29
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee was removing a cap from a standpipe. The cap came loose and was launched about 18 feet into the air, along with the tools being used to remove it. The employee suffered a fractured left cheekbone and a 1-inch laceration to the left cheek.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Cheek(s)
severity: moderate