# Fractures at Germer Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20190910034` · 9/25/2019 · MOSCOW, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Germer Construction Inc.
- **Location:** Stadium Drive and Idaho St., MOSCOW, IDAHO, 83844
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a pressurized 16-inch PVC water line with a chop saw. The line exploded and the employee suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries. He was hospitalized.

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