# Fractures at Herman Goldner Co Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024021255` · 2/9/2024 · MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pipes, tubes  metal
- **Secondary source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Herman Goldner Co Inc
- **Location:** 340 Middletown Road, MEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19063
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a pressure test on a boiler when a piece of 3/4-inch pipe at floor level came off of a bend, striking the employee's arm and and resulting in an arm fracture.

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