Incident date: 2021-01-07
NAICS industry code: 311712

An employee was holding a pipe assembly, filled with CO2 pellets and sealed at the ends. The CO2 gas expanded, causing the end caps to fly off; they struck and injured the employee's chest, his right bicep, and his right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate