Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155818.015 - Employee is killed when stuck in chest by flying plug

Accident Summary Nr: 155818.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/14/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1663973.015	04/17/2023		332312	Accurate Manufacturing, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 14, 2023, an employee working for a structural sheet metal manufacturer was performing hydrostatic testing on an air-conditioned heat exchanger. A plug failed under pressure striking the employee. The employee was killed after being impaled in the chest by the plug.

Keywords: Chest, Flying Object, Heat Exchanger, High Pressure, Impaled, Lack of Engineering Controls, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Sheet Metal, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1663973.015	23	M	Fatality

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