American Water Military Services, LLC
Contact incidents unspecified — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI
| Employer | American Water Military Services, LLC | Report ID | 2024031892 |
| Address | Fort Leonard Wood, Pavilion 12402A | City, State ZIP | FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI 65473 |
| Event Date | March 1, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Body Part | Leg(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.76000, -92.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A water line under a building was leaking. Employees were doing a cut-and-cap on the water main to reroute the line away from the structure. They closed the valves leading to the section of pipe, then opened all the sink faucets in the building to drain the pressure from the line. They then cut the pipe, allowed the water to drain, and began to cap the end of the line. They had capped both sides of the pipe and were tightening the bolts when pressure, which had built up on one end of the line, caused the pipe on the other end to push out of a bell joint. The pipe pinned an employee's leg against another section of pipe.
Incident Summary
On March 1, 2024, a worker at American Water Military Services, LLC in FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the leg(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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