Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96086.015 - Employee blast cleaning a pipe blasts arm

Accident Summary Nr: 96086.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237524.015	05/25/2017		238320	First Call Field Services Corp

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 15, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an oilfield services company, was working at a job site. He was operating a pressure blaster to blast the outside surface of a 16-inch pipe. A shovel was on the other side of the pipe. Employee #1, while operating the pressure blaster, reached across the pipe to move the shovel. His arm came within the field of the blast. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a skin abrasion injury to his arm.

Keywords: Abrasion, Air Pressure, Arm, Blasting, Cleaning, Construction, Pipe, Shovel, Skin, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1237524.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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