# Fractures at MPG Pipeline Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2019077845` · 7/31/2019 · INGLESIDE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** MPG Pipeline Contractors
- **Location:** Right of Way, INGLESIDE, TEXAS, 78362
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While being cut, a 20-inch metal pipe separated and a section struck an employee's lower right leg, causing broken bones.

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