# Fractures at Cartel Drilling LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110668` · 11/13/2016 · WINDSOR, COLORADO
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Cartel Drilling LLC
- **Location:** Old County Road 15, WINDSOR, COLORADO, 80551
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were attempting to clear a clog from a cellar with a water hose. As they moved the hose into the cellar, an obstruction came out and pushed the hose out.  The hose whipped around, striking both employees in the face, causing lacerations and facial bone fractures.

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