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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021097780 · 9/9/2021 · Dave Roman Excavating, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
Dave Roman Excavating, Inc.
Location
Maple Avenue, DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15801
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a water-line. While unbolting a fitting on an unused PVC waterline, the PVC pipe blew apart and the employee was struck by pieces of the pipe and sustained a broken tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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