# Fractures at Omega Protein, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064453` · 6/1/2021 · MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Omega Protein, Inc.
- **Location:** 5735 Elder Ferry Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
- **NAICS:** 311712
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to pump bail water to a vessel when a metal end-cap was blown off the end of the 3-inch bail hose. The end-cap struck the vessel, ricocheted, and then struck the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a fracture to the face and jaw.

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