Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117505.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by pipe plug

Accident Summary Nr: 117505.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 06/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411735.015	06/10/2019		486210	G & R Gas Service, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on June 7, 2019, an employee was using a sledge hammer to tighten a large well head fitting. After the employee struck the fitting, a metal "bull plug" that was under unsuspected pressure, shot out of the side of the well head and struck his lower leg. The employee was hospitalized and underwent two surgeries; one to repair a compound fracture and one for muscle and skin graft.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fitting, Fracture, High Pressure, Leg, Pipe Plug, Projectile, Struck By, Wellhead

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1411735.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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