# Fractures at MBI Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021758` · 2/16/2019 · TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** MBI Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Near intersection, TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA, 58852
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing about 18 feet away from a 4-inch hose monitoring a pigging operation. The pig became stuck in the hose, causing pressure to build up; the hose whipped and struck the employee in the right upper arm, breaking his humerus.

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