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Accident Summary Nr: 673079 - PVC PIPE EXPLODED WHILE BEING LEAK TESTED

Accident Summary Nr: 673079 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2663391	08/21/1985	1711	0	Anstoetter Construction Company

Abstract: ON AUGUST 20, 1985, AT 9:50 AM, EMPLOYEES #1,#2, AND #3 WERE USING A HAND DRILL TO PREPARE A NEW PVC WATER LINE PIPE FOR A LEAK TEST. THEY WERE WORKING IN A PIT 4" FEET DEEP, 12 FEET LONG AND 8 FEET WIDE. AFTER THE PILET HOLE WAS CUT THE LEAKING AIR SOMEHOW CAUSED THE PLASTIC PIPE TO SHATTER. THE THREE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED CUTS TO THEIR EYES. IN ADDITION, EMPLOYEE #3'S JAW WAS BROKEN ON EACH SIDE. ALL THREE WERE HOSPITALIZED, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REGAIN THEIR SIGHT.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, PIPE, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2663391	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported
2	2663391	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
3	2663391	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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