Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540074

GRINNELL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM CO.

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#100845346
Employer profile
GRINNELL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM CO.
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. #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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