# Fractures at Maine Fire Protection Systems
> OSHA SIR `20191112210` · 11/25/2019 · ELLSWORTH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Maine Fire Protection Systems
- **Location:** Jackson Labratory, ELLSWORTH, MAINE, 04605
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing an 8" cap from the air tested 8" main when the cap blew off and struck him. The employee sustained a bruised shoulder and fractures to the jaw/teeth.

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