# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Associated Mechanical Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2023109636` · 10/18/2023 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Mechanical Contractors
- **Location:** 501 Moore Ave Gunner Air Base, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36107
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure testing a 6-inch water line. To relieve the pressure, the employee loosened one side of the flange fitting on the pipe. Pressure in the pipe caused the flange to fly off the pipe. The flange didn t strike the employee, but rust and debris that had built up around the flange and inside the pipe struck the upper right side of their face and eye, resulting in lacerations and bruising.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*