Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112178.015 - Employee's jaw is broken by flying pipe fitting

Accident Summary Nr: 112178.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368566.015	01/03/2019		221310	La City Water & Power

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on December 19, 2018, Employee #1 was observing on street level, as a coworker pressurized a 2-inch-diameter water line in a vault that connected to a fire service line feeding a hospital. The disconnect couple of the line came loose, shot up out of the vault, and struck the employee on the jaw. He sustained fractures to both his left and right jawbones, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fitting, Flying Object, Fracture, Jaw, Struck By, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1368566.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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