Fractures

Name: Fractures at Precision Pipeline LLC
Start: 12/10/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212633 · 12/10/2018 · Precision Pipeline LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name: Precision Pipeline LLC
Location: Near 2004 Main Street, CLARIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15623
NAICS: 486990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a test on a pipeline. While pushing a "pig" through a 20" pipe using compressed air, the steel door at the end of the pipe was blown off and struck the employee causing a broken arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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