Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137876.015 - Pipe cap strikes employee leading to lacerations

Accident Summary Nr: 137876.015 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 02/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514852.015	02/16/2021		238220	Mechanical Associates Of New Jersey

Abstract: At 7:58 a.m. on February 16, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a plumbing/HVAC contractor. Employee #1 was testing chilled water. The bottom pipe drained the top pipe not drained and the cap on the top blew off and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered lacerations and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cover, Flying Object, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Laceration, Overpressure, Pipe, Plumbing, Pressure, Pressure Vessel, Struck By, Testing, Water Pipe, Water Tower

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1514852.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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