Incident date: 2019-02-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

The rig crew was topping off the well with fluid when the operator noticed that the gauge was reading 0 psi. The rig operator leaned over the well head to check for flow inside the well head when an ice plug that had formed released from the well head and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered injuries to his face and eyes.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate