DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA—
Dave Roman Excavating, Inc.
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was replacing a water-line. While unbolting a fitting on an unused PVC waterline, the PVC pipe blew apart and the employee was struck by pieces of the pipe and sustained a broken tibia and fibula.
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