# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Global Vessel & Tank
> OSHA SIR `2022043537` · 4/25/2022 · NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Containers-pressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Vessel & Tank
- **Location:** 3206 Coteau Road, NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, 70560
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A carbon steel plug for a water separator was released during a pressure test. The pressure inside the separator forced an impact tool into an employee's upper torso, causing four broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a bruised lung.

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