# Fractures at Precision Pipeline LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212633` · 12/10/2018 · CLARIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Pipeline LLC
- **Location:** Near 2004 Main Street, CLARIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15623
- **NAICS:** 486990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a test on a pipeline. While pushing a "pig" through a 20" pipe using compressed air, the steel door at the end of the pipe was blown off and struck the employee causing a broken arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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