# Fractures and dislocations at Forterra Pipe & Precast
> OSHA SIR `2017031933` · 3/1/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra Pipe & Precast
- **Location:** 11201 FM 529, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 01, 2017, a forklift driver was trying to lift a base pallet so the injured employee could place a 4X4 wooden board under it. The forks slipped off the base pallet and struck the employee's jaw. The employee suffered a broken/dislocated jaw.

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