# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Villanova University
> OSHA SIR `2017065586` · 6/19/2017 · VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Groin
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Villanova University
- **Location:** 800 Lancaster Avenue, VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19085
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with an acetylene torch when the hose blew off the torch and struck the employee in the groin.

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