# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth
> OSHA SIR `20211210355` · 12/2/2021 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth
- **Location:** 6100 Elliott Reeder Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76117
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a DOT bumper for a truck that had been rear-ended the week prior. He used a pit jack to support the bumper. As he pulled the mounting bracket loose, it sprung forward and struck the employee in the face, resulting in fractures to the orbital socket, sinus cavity, and jaw bone, as well as the loss of at least one tooth.

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