# Fractures at Burckhardt Compression (US) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098777` · 9/22/2023 · KILGORE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** Burckhardt Compression (US) Inc.
- **Location:** 5404s S Industrial Boulevard, KILGORE, TEXAS, 75662
- **NAICS:** 333912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing valves on a gas compressor when his hand was pinched by a piston. The employee was hospitalized with a broken wrist that required surgery.

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