Incident date: 2025-02-03
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was removing a bonnet from an oil and gas pipe. Residual pressure inside the pipe caused the bonnet to fly off and contact the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a chipped tooth and a fractured nose.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Parts and materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Nose and mouth
severity: moderate