105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO—

Dalmatian Fire

Struck by discharged object or substance · Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Final narrative

An employee was removing a pipe cap from a header on a riser station as part of an installation of a new fire and sprinkler system. The employee was utilizing a sprocket to remove a bolt on the pipe cap, which was 8 inches in diameter, 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch thick, and weighed 12.7 pounds. Because the valve had not cracked, the pipe cap was under pressure of approximately 80-115 psi. The pipe cap struck the employee and rendered them unconscious. The employee suffered brain bleeding and fractures to the skull, face, and nose that required hospitalization.

Hospitalized Brain Container caps, lids, covers

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