# Fractures at Hose of South Texas
> OSHA SIR `2021054269` · 5/25/2021 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Hose of South Texas
- **Location:** 4515 Agnes Street, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78405
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were testing a series of five high-pressure hoses. There was a disconnect between the first and second hose and pressure in the second, third, and fifth hoses that needed to be released. As this pressure was released, a hose whipped and struck an employee's right foot and left ankle. The ankle and the foot were both broken.

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