# Fractures at Aggreko
> OSHA SIR `2022032636` · 3/24/2022 · LEMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Aggreko
- **Location:** 16748 New Avenue, LEMONT, ILLINOIS, 60439
- **NAICS:** 423620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 24, 2022, an employee was load-testing an air dryer when the muffler failed and flew apart. It struck the employee in the head, causing three facial fractures. The employee was hospitalized.

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