# Bruises, contusions at M5 Utilities
> OSHA SIR `20191010957` · 10/21/2019 · KYLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** M5 Utilities
- **Location:** 1173 Yarington Road, KYLE, TEXAS, 78640
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stabbing a piece of casing with a backhoe when a joint of pipe struck him in the leg, causing bruising and soreness of the lower leg/shin area.

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