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Accident Summary Nr: 107417.015 - Employee is struck in face by water pressure testing pipe en

Accident Summary Nr: 107417.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1302799.015	03/19/2018		238220	Taylor'D Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on March 14, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the installation of a water reclamation system. He was water pressure testing the end cap on an 8-inch Schedule 80 PVC Pipe when the end cap blew off and struck his face. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures to his face.

Keywords: Construction, Face, Fracture, Pipeline, Pressure Release, Test Equipment, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1302799.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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