# Fractures at Testco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054606` · 5/25/2016 · WATONGA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Testco, Inc.
- **Location:** Brown 1-9 well, Sec 9-15N- 12W, Blaine County, WATONGA, OKLAHOMA, 73772
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was plumbing in a separator on a natural gas line that had pressure in it. The line blew up and knocked the employee to the ground, spraying him with dirt and rocks. He fractured his skull and suffered cuts to his arms.

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