# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at General Dynamics Electric Boat
> OSHA SIR `2021098291` · 9/25/2021 · GROTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Electric Boat
- **Location:** 75 Eastern Point Road, GROTON, CONNECTICUT, 06340
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were working on a high-pressure airline when the hose failed and released air pressurized at 4,000 psi. The ruptured hose struck one of the employees, who suffered a rib fracture, multiple contusions, fractures to the right middle finger, multiple lacerations, and acute hearing loss.

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