# Fractures at COLUMBUS MACHINE WORKS
> OSHA SIR `2020065934` · 6/25/2020 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** COLUMBUS MACHINE WORKS
- **Location:** 2491 FAIRWOOD AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using air to pressure test a tank. The tank burst and a piece of the tank struck the employee in the left shin and fractured the lower leg.

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