Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202312310 - Employee hit in his face by projectile

Accident Summary Nr: 202312310 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125557447	02/03/2000	1711	0	Broughton Fire Protection

Abstract: On October 5, 1999, Employee #1 was working on a Sprinkler system in a pump room that he had installed. He was loosening a fitting to replace a coupling on an eight inch riser as requested by the fire inspector. He did not close the By-pass valve and when he loosened the fitting, the pressurized line shot out hitting him in the face and spinning him around throwing him into a concrete wall. He received fractures to his skull, jaw, and cheekbone and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, PRESSURE PIPING, SKULL, PIPELINE, VALVE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125557447			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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