SPRING VALLEY, P.E.I. – Occupational health and safety authorities are investigating a minor explosion in which a male employee was injured at a Spring Valley business on the morning of Aug. 11. Emergency medical services transported the worker, 24, to the Prince County Hospital, where his injuries were deemed serious, but not life-threatening, according to a news release from the East Prince detachment of the RCMP. The police were notified of the explosion via a 9-1-1 call and responded at about 11 a.m. The release did not identify the name of the business or confirm what had caused the explosion. Oh&s officials from the Prince Edward Island Public Service Commission attended the scene as well, and the investigation is ongoing. Spring Valley is located in the northwestern part of the province, north of Kensington.