# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Nebraska Irrigation, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024098132` · 9/3/2024 · COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Pipe fittings, collars
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Nebraska Irrigation, Inc
- **Location:** 911 23rd St. E, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68601
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure testing a fitting with compressed air. The fitting blew open and struck the employee's thumb and forearm, resulting in a fractured thumb and a laceration on his forearm.

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