# Fractures at Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021021783` · 2/26/2021 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc
- **Location:** 4895 North Lone Elm Avenue, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
- **NAICS:** 486210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a vehicle to determine why a tool had gotten stuck in a pipeline. The pipeline ruptured. Flying debris struck the employee's left leg, breaking the femur.

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