Incident date: 2018-10-25
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was helping to work on an 8" water line when it erupted, striking the employee in the left leg and causing a deep laceration that required 100 stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Pressure lines, except hoses
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate