# Fractures at NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016109592` · 10/11/2016 · ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, unspecified
- **Source:** Building, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Natural gas
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY
- **Location:** 77 Strawflower Ct., ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60446
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was responding to an emergency gas leak when an explosion occurred nearby. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including bone fractures.

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