Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126149.015 - Employee is injured when struck in head

Accident Summary Nr: 126149.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 12/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449535.015	12/05/2019		221210	Xpress Natural Gas

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on December 5, 2019, an employee was in training on how to connect the CNG truck to the CNG system. The locking O-ring fell off the Oasis Coupling, and, when the hose and coupling were put under pressure, the hose and coupling shot off and struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized to treat head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Couplings, Falling Object, Head, High Pressure, Hose, Pressure, Struck By, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1449535.015	45	F	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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