# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at The Fishel Company
> OSHA SIR `20161011139` · 10/12/2016 · SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** The Fishel Company
- **Location:** 2724 Columbus Ave., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45503
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 12, 2016, at 3:10 p.m., two employees were setting up to cut the main 8" gas pipe to install a new pipeline when the pipe coupling failed and the pipe exploded. Debris struck the employees, who suffered facial lacerations and fractures. Both employees were hospitalized.

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