# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Midwest Erosion Control
> OSHA SIR `2021109278` · 10/27/2021 · ALEXANDER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Plowing, planting, and fertilizing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Erosion Control
- **Location:** Indian Avenue near Fallon Ave., ALEXANDER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58831
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on top of a hydromulching machine. While switching from the passenger-side turret to the driver-side turret, the 3-inch cam-lock end cap was released. Due to trapped pressure, the end cap struck the employee's face resulting in a laceration to the face, a broken tooth, and damage to other teeth.

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