# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at SGS North America
> OSHA SIR `2017021505` · 2/15/2017 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** SGS North America
- **Location:** Citgo Petroleum Refinery, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70602
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to a sampling location when he tripped on a barge rib and fell, striking the steel beam with his face. He busted his teeth, fractured his nose, and punctured an artery, requiring surgery.

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