# Dislocation of joints at UGI Penn Natural Gas
> OSHA SIR `20171212165` · 12/22/2017 · WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UGI Penn Natural Gas
- **Location:** 51 Spring St, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18702
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Equipment was being used in an excavation to stop off a high-pressure gas main. The equipment failed, causing an uncontrolled release of gas. This high-pressure stream shot dirt, gravel, and debris from the excavation area, which struck an employee and caused a shoulder separation, requiring hospitalization.

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