Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170199293 - Employee's nose and jaw broken when struck by steel pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170199293 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 04/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111945440	05/17/1991	1629	0	J. L. Denio

Abstract: Employee #1 was pressurizing a system of pipes had been installed to transport lubrication oil. Part of the system was composed of steel pipes, and part of it was made of PVC pipes that had an adapter attached to the steel with plastic pipe cement. The cement had not cured long enough prior to the system being pressurized and the steel pipe separated at the adapter joint, striking Employee #1 in the face. He suffered a broken jaw and nose. The manufacturer's specifications called for a curing time of 24 hours; Employee #1 waited 30 minutes before starting to pressurize the system.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111945440			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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