# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Specialized Equipment Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2021032606` · 3/27/2021 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
- **Secondary source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Specialized Equipment Contractors
- **Location:** 1 Lone Star Pass, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78264
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee of Specialized Equipment Contractors was operating a boom lift while performing work at a plant. While the employee was turning the boom lift around to bring it to a different location, he boomed up to miss some interferences on the ground level and was struck in the face by a ceiling fan. The employee sustained facial fractures, a broken jaw, and a dislocated tooth.

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