Incident date: 2022-03-16
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee found a leak at the wash cap on top of a tanker trailer. The employee was trying to tighten the cap when it blew off. It struck the employee in the face, causing facial fractures and avulsed teeth.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate