# Avulsions, enucleations at QUALITY CARRIERS
> OSHA SIR `2019043478` · 4/4/2019 · WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Tooth (teeth)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** QUALITY CARRIERS
- **Location:** 3656 Pete Manena rd., WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a trailer delivering acid when a 2-inch valve came loose, hitting the employee in the face.  He suffered missing teeth and facial fractures, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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