# Fractures at North American Breweries
> OSHA SIR `2017065453` · 6/14/2017 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** North American Breweries
- **Location:** 445 St Paul Street, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14605
- **NAICS:** 312120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the air conditioning unit for an electrical panel and removed the filter screen to verify operation of the compressor inside the unit. He contacted a fan blade that was located above the compressor resulting in minor cuts to two fingers. Stiches were not required. While receiving first aid treatment, the employee fainted and hit their face on the concrete floor sustaining cuts to the face, broken teeth, and a fractured jaw.

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