# Fractures at Hoerr Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087165` · 8/6/2024 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Pipe fittings, collars
- **Secondary source:** Sewers, drains, water pipes
## Employer
- **Name:** Hoerr Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 4069 Vesci Ave, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was installing a T-liner in the ground when the bladder blew out and air was released, causing the backflow preventer and the standpipe cap to be ejected from the ground, striking an employee's arm. The employee sustained a laceration and a fracture to his right ulna.

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