Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415854

MRC GLOBAL INC.

Event
Accidental Discharge, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cylinder, Eye, Face, Fracture, High Pressure, Jaw, Metal, Regulator Valve, Struck By
NAICS
423510
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345666002
Employer profile
MRC GLOBAL INC.
Summary number
221415854
Report ID
0626300

Event description

Employee's face is injured when struck by projectile

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee was disassembling a control valve assembly when a metal cylinder was unexpectedly discharged under high pressure and struck him in the face. The employee was hospitalized to treat extensive damage to his facial features, including an eye injury and fractured jawbones.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Event type
    1

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