Person injured by parts ejected under pressure
- Safety Flash
- Published on 25 November 2011
- Generated on 23 June 2025
- IMCA SF 13/11
- 1 minute read
The US Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has published the following safety flash regarding the rupture of a water pressure tank bladder.
An employee suffered facial injuries when a fitting he was removing was ejected under pressure.
Further information can be found at BOEMRE Safety Alert #297
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