Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129508.015 - Employee sustains head injuries while performing hydrostatic

Accident Summary Nr: 129508.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 06/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478547.015	06/12/2020		332710	Honematic Machine Corporation

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on June 9, 2020, an employee was performing a hydrostatic test on newly manufactured metal pipe. The employee used only seven bolts on the flanges of the pipe being tested instead of the required eight bolts. Also, the employee tested the pipe in horizontal position instead of the required vertical position. As a result, the end flange components broke loose during the test and struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple head injuries, including the loss of multiple teeth.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bolt, Face, Flange, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Metal Pipe, Mouth, Pipe, Pressure, Safety Device, Skull, Struck By, Testing, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1478547.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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