# Fractures at C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir
> OSHA SIR `2021032078` · 3/9/2021 · LABELLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir
- **Location:** 3338 Congen Road, LABELLE, FLORIDA, 33935
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was removing an 8-inch rubber hose from inside a 2-foot diameter metal pipe. The hose was being pulled by a loader. The hose became stuck and began to stretch. The loader operator stopped and an employee went to inspect. The hose broke free and struck the employee's right shin, resulting in a broken right leg.

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