# Fractures at Meridian Mechanical Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019088831` · 8/26/2019 · MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Meridian Mechanical Services, LLC
- **Location:** 3865 North Wickham ROad, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32935
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder inspecting the coil section of an air handling unit when a PVC cap with a steel bushing burst free and struck the employee in the lower right jaw, knocking him off the ladder. He fell backward onto concrete, causing a 1-inch laceration to the back of his head. The impact to his face caused his jaw to break.

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