# Fractures at Republic Services
> OSHA SIR `2015042242` · 4/22/2015 · FOREST HILL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Services
- **Location:** 6288 Salt Rd., FOREST HILL, TEXAS, 76140
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and coworker attempting to open a rear truck door pushed on it while it was under pressure. As the injured employee looked away, the door swung open. The door handle struck and fractured his left jaw.

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