# Fractures at Kamadulski Excavating & Grading Company, Inc. dba Kamex
> OSHA SIR `2025088362` · 8/21/2025 · CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pipe fittings, collars
- **Secondary source:** Hydrants
## Employer
- **Name:** Kamadulski Excavating & Grading Company, Inc. dba Kamex
- **Location:** Hog Hollow Rd, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI, 63017
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 21, 2025, an employee was turning off a fire hydrant after filling a water truck used for construction site dust control. The threaded fitting connecting the hose to the hydrant loosened and separated, striking him in the lower left leg. The employee suffered a fractured left tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.

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