# Fractures at PRO-TECH PLUMBING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019010050` · 1/2/2019 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** PRO-TECH PLUMBING, INC.
- **Location:** Schilt Avenue, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92145
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 2, 2019, an employee was removing an iron pipe cap from a pressurized water line when the line burst and the cap struck him, fracturing his leg.

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