Incident date: 2019-01-17
NAICS industry code: 482111

An employee was reducing pressure on an over-the-road tank truck for unloading purposes. Due to an over-pressurization event and/or a defect, a 3-inch stainless steel washout pipe nipple cap failed and struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate