Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171011828 - Employee injured when bladder seal exploded in sewer line

Accident Summary Nr: 171011828 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125930859	05/21/2001	1711	0	Orange Pacific Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1, a plumbing laborer, was testing the integrity of a residential sewer line system. He inserted a rubber bladder into the 4-inch cleanout line to seal it off. While Employee #1 was adding compressed gas to expand the bladder, it exploded and portions struck him in the facial area. Employee #1 suffered fractures of the eye socket, forehead, and nose and was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, SEWER, FRACTURE, NOSE, EXPLOSION, BLADDER, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125930859			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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