Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 82500.015 - Employee is struck by valve and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 82500.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/16/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1118361.015	01/17/2016		561720	Evergreen Environmental Services

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m., an employee was attaching a hose to connect a vacuum truck to a tank. However, the piping connection between the valves inside of the vacuum truck and the external connecting calves experienced a pressurization event that caused an equipment failure. The force of the pressurization event blew off the external valve assembly, striking the employee in the chest, and killing him.

Keywords: Chest, Pressure Release, Struck By, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1118361.015	62	M	Fatality		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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