Incident date: 2024-06-03
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was repairing a handwheel on a gas cylinder when the cylinder valve attached to the handwheel broke, causing the cylinder to release and strike the employee. They sustained fractures to their right ulna and scapula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Pressurized containers  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate