# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Petro Automotive Group Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110488` · 11/11/2024 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Grinders  handtool
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Petro Automotive Group Inc.
- **Location:** 5249 Old Hwy 11, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39402
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing metal fabrication work in the garage. The injured employee was using a high-speed handheld grinder when an explosion occurred. Scrap metal struck the employee's right forearm, penetrating the area above elbow and causing bone fractures as well as torn ligaments. The employee was hospitalized.

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