# Fractures at A-1 Excavating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023109308` · 10/9/2023 · BLOOMER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** A-1 Excavating Inc
- **Location:** 13th Avenue, BLOOMER, WISCONSIN, 54724
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 9, 2023, an employee was checking the level on a pipe in which a T-connection was to be installed on a water line. Two valves had been shut off to isolate the water and pressure. One of the valves failed, allowing air and sand to spray on the employee. The employee struck against a pipe behind him and was pinned sustaining a fractured left tibia.

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