Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97973.015 - Employee suffers fractures to leg when struck by pressurized

Accident Summary Nr: 97973.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 07/31/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253269.015	08/08/2017		325520	Franklin International, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:25 a.m. on July 31, 2017, Employee #1 was attaching a male to male two inch coupling to a flexible liquid transfer hose in order to bypass a clogged discharge line. As the employee was beating the camlocks down to secure them in place, a two inch end cap released from the Vessel 8 drain line, that had been under air pressure from testing, adjacent to the working area. The end cap struck Employee #1 in the lower right leg, causing fractures to both lower leg bones. The employee was transported to a nearby medical center where he was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: Clogged, Fracture, Hose, Leg, Lockout/Tagout, Pressure Piping, Pressure Release, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253269.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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