# Fractures at General Dynamics
> OSHA SIR `2021010630` · 1/23/2021 · BATH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics
- **Location:** 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE, 04530
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A rigging hook had just been unhooked from a pipe that a crane had lowered. While the crane's cables were being raised, the hook caught onto the racking that was bracing the pipes. The tip of the hook broke off and struck an employee in the jaw, lacerating and possibly breaking it.

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