# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at VHC VAN HOECKE CONTRACTING INC
> OSHA SIR `2015030583` · 3/10/2015 · BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pressurized air-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** VHC VAN HOECKE CONTRACTING INC
- **Location:** 1100 SW Smith Street, BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI, 64015
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting pressure testing on a vertical pipe when the pressure blew the cap off, causing it to hit his nose. He was transported to the hospital to receive medical attention.

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