Incident date: 2017-09-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was testing a 10,000 lb. frac valve. The quarter-inch needle valve came off and pressurized water shot through his left thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate