JOPLIN, MISSOURI·2021-02-26

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc, 4895 North Lone Elm Avenue, JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801 on 2021-02-26, Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).

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Final narrative

An employee was exiting a vehicle to determine why a tool had gotten stuck in a pipeline. The pipeline ruptured. Flying debris struck the employee's left leg, breaking the femur.

Hospitalized Thigh(s) Pressure lines, except hoses

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