Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Targa Resources Inc.
Start: 6/28/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065791 · 6/28/2016 · Targa Resources Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized air-blast
Secondary source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: Targa Resources Inc.
Location: 5880 FM 1233, CRANE, TEXAS, 79731
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was starting up a compressor with a fitting on the hard pipe airline. The airline was loose and allowed air pressure to release and hit the employee in the face. His face became swollen and his lungs got air in them.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown