Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485371 - Employee injured when struck by pressurized pipe cap

Accident Summary Nr: 202485371 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120202437	07/06/2007	1711	238210	Reese Mechanical

Abstract: On June 22, 2007, Employee #1, an apprentice plumber, was tasked to repair a leak by his field manager. He was told to unscrew the cap on a pressurized line to release the pressure. Employee #1 was unscrewing the cap, listening for a hissing sound as instructed by his field manager, when the cap blew off and struck him on the left side of his face. He sustained bruising and a temporary hearing and vision loss, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, PRESSURE PIPING, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, PRESSURE RELEASE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120202437			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Other

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