OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221488539

PRIORITY DESIGNS, INC

WHITEHALL, OH— 2022-08-05T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Compressed Air, Cover, Head, Pressure Vessel, Projectile, Struck By, Testing, Vessel--Container
NAICS: 541420
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346149636
Employer profile: PRIORITY DESIGNS, INC
Summary number: 221488539
Report ID: 0522500

Event description

Employee is struck by pressure pot lid, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 11:05 a.m. on August 5, 2022, an employee was pressure testing a pressure vessel for leaks with compressed air when the air pressure became too high within the vessel. The lid of the vessel flew open and struck the employee in the arm, abdomen, chest and head. The employee was taken to the hospital and died due to his injuries on September 27, 2022.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
1

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