# Fractures at Active Environmental Technologies Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221211009` · 12/20/2022 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Active Environmental Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** 1599 W 3rd, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 541620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a water treatment system. The system was being pressure tested before being tied in. During testing, the valve and gauge ruptured, causing the employee to fall into a nearby trench. The employee sustained a fractured orbital bone and lacerations and was hospitalized.

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