# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2015129313` · 12/9/2015 · PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Dry Dock #2, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 96860
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to open the top hatch on a sand blasting pot that was pressurized. The pressure from the tank shot the hatch into his face, fracturing it and knocking his teeth out.

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