Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127404.015 - Pressurized water cap strikes employee causing facial fractu

Accident Summary Nr: 127404.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 06/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481469.015	06/30/2020		236220	Gmc Contracting, Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on June 29, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a commercial general contractor. Employee #1 was attempting to remove a cap from a water line. High water pressure caused the cap to fly off and strike Employee #1 in the face causing fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cover, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, High Pressure, Overpressure, Pipe, Pipeline, Plumbing, Pressure, Pressure Piping, Removal, Removing, Rupture, Struck By, Uncapped, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1481469.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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