# Multiple types of open wounds at RIPA & ASSOCIATES
> OSHA SIR `2020043486` · 4/16/2020 · WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** RIPA & ASSOCIATES
- **Location:** 31598 Elam Road, WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA, 33545
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a 16-inch plastic water pipe, drilling for a saddle tap when the pipe exploded. One employee suffered an amputation of the right arm, a laceration to the right leg, and the loss of vision in the right eye. The second employee suffered lacerations to the legs and sand in the eyes.

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