# Dislocation of joints at Jerry Paul Higgins, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2019088857` · 8/26/2019 · GAINESVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Jerry Paul Higgins, LTD
- **Location:** Trident Process Systems, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, 76240
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a fire hose to flush water from a newly installed water line when the hose whipped. The employee tripped or was knocked off balance to the ground by the whipping hose, dislocating the left elbow.

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