# Fractures at Keyspan Gas East Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20181213198` · 12/26/2018 · HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Mud
## Employer
- **Name:** Keyspan Gas East Corp.
- **Location:** 175 E. Old Country Rd., HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, 11801
- **NAICS:** 22121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on muddy ground while backfilling a trench. His face struck against a metal gas riser, causing a broken facial bone.

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