Incident date: 2018-05-23
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was tightening a coupling on a piping system that was under pressure. The coupling failed and the air pressure released and steam contacted the employee. The employee suffered stomach and facial burns and fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate