# Fractures at JUST PLUMBING CORP.
> OSHA SIR `20201211298` · 12/1/2020 · WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JUST PLUMBING CORP.
- **Location:** 34 Lamar Street, WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK, 11704
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting pipe above his head. The pipe slipped out of the thread protector and its end struck the employee's nose, causing an open fracture.

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