Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116961.015 - Employee incurs lacerations on face and hand when pipe burst

Accident Summary Nr: 116961.015 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 04/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393241.015	04/15/2019	1711	238220	317723888 - Jet Industries Inc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 11, 2019, an employee worked to trace a leak in a copper pipe using a spray of soapy water on the joint. The contents of the pipe were under approximately sixty PSI and the pipe burst when the soapy water was sprayed on the pipe. The pieces of pipe struck the employee on the face and right hand and caused lacerations. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted for stitches to the injuries.

Keywords: Face, Hand, Inspecting, Laceration, Pipe, Pressure Piping, Sprayed, Struck By, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1393241.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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