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Plant & Goodwin, Inc.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — BRECKSVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Plant & Goodwin, Inc. in BRECKSVILLE, OHIO
Employer Plant & Goodwin, Inc. Report ID 2019088613
Address 2616 Boston Mills Road, (nearby private residence) City, State ZIP BRECKSVILLE, OHIO 44141
Event Date August 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1425788
GPS Coordinates 41.25000, -81.59000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were capping off an old gas well when the pressure of the well reached a high level and the well head blew off. One employee sustained fractured facial bones, contusions and burns to the chest, and shrapnel in the skin of the lower and upper torso.

Incident Summary

On August 20, 2019, a worker at Plant & Goodwin, Inc. in BRECKSVILLE, OHIO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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