# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Archer Western Construction
> OSHA SIR `2023032499` · 3/20/2023 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Archer Western Construction
- **Location:** 1901 Lakewood Drive, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76013
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a pump inside a pipe to ensure it was working properly. Pressure was released from the pipe plug, causing the plug to be pushed forward by accumulated water. The employee's left arm became pinned between the rungs on the ladder and the pipe plug, resulting in a wrist and nose fracture as well as two tooth avulsions.

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