OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540074

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1987-07-29T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EXPLOSION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14540074
Report ID: 830100

Event description

Employee injured when struck by flying object after blowout

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing above a connection performing a hydrostatic test on a f ire protection system when a blowout occurred. He was struck by a flying object, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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