Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124179 - Employee struck in face by pressure gage

Accident Summary Nr: 201124179 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300838695	12/12/2002	1711	0	F.W. Spencer & Son, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 a.m. on November 15, 2002, Employee #1 was pressure testing a pipe line with air. During the test the line was plugged with a pressure gage. He added air pressure to the line and the gage read zero. He heard a hissing sound and before he could do anything the plug kicked of the pipe line hitting him in the face. He was hospitalized with burses, contusions, and abrasions.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, PRESSURE PIPING, ABRASION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE, PRESSURE RELEASE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300838695			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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