# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Valveworks USA
> OSHA SIR `20201211514` · 12/8/2020 · BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Valveworks USA
- **Location:** 1650 SWAN LAKE RD., BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, 71111
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure-testing a valve. The air hose leading to the valve had a leak; when the employee tried to tighten it, the hose broke under pressure and struck the employee, breaking his arm and lacerating his stomach. He was hospitalized.

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