# Fractures and dislocations at Galaxie Industrial Services
> OSHA SIR `2021064656` · 6/8/2021 · WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Hydrants
## Employer
- **Name:** Galaxie Industrial Services
- **Location:** 100 Pennsylvania Ave, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a fitting to a fire hydrant. Pressurized water from the hydrant knocked the employee to the ground. He suffered a dislocated right arm and a broken right leg.

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