# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at The Comflow Company
> OSHA SIR `2020054545` · 5/15/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** The Comflow Company
- **Location:** 1617 Jancinto St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A fire sprinkler pipe burst or became detached from an anchor, causing large pieces of piping to fall. A falling piece of the pipe stuck the employee in the shoulder and head. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, a heart injury, two punctured lungs, and a crushed back vertebra that caused paralysis from the chest down.

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