Incident date: 2015-08-15
NAICS industry code: 325199

Two employees were working on the well head to bleed pressure off a tank so that ethylene glycol could be added. The sight glass on the tank exploded and struck one of the employees in the face, causing a severe facial laceration and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Face, unspecified
severity: moderate