# Fractures at Apollo MedFlight
> OSHA SIR `20211210886` · 12/18/2021 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Apollo MedFlight
- **Location:** 4025 Tradewind St., AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79118
- **NAICS:** 624230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A wheel lift system for a helicopter was being lowered. A jack bar recoiled and hit an employee in the face, breaking the employee's jaw on both sides and throwing the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.

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