# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at West Texas Boring
> OSHA SIR `2020054378` · 5/11/2020 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** West Texas Boring
- **Location:** Pecos Water Station, Inc.:  Hwy 17 & I-20, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to fill a truck up with water at a water station. The truck had a 3-inch cam lock and when the employee attempted to make a connection, the hose popped off, striking the employee in the face with approximately 700 PSI. The employee sustained a concussion, broken nose, and facial lacerations, requiring hospitalization.

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