A PIPE FITTER WHILE INSTALLING A HOSE HAD IT SLIP APPROX. 6"" WHERE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP. THIS CAUSED A CUT, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO WALK TO HIS FOREMAN TO TELL HIM WHAT HAPPENED & THEN ON TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS CUT REQUIRED 7 DISOLVABLE STITCHES. NO MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED & NO FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY & RESUMED NORMAL DUTIES.