# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at American Automatic Sprinkler
> OSHA SIR `2022098325` · 9/20/2022 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** American Automatic Sprinkler
- **Location:** 2336 Inwood Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75235
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift, using an impact drill to remove the couplings from around the cap of a sprinkler main. When the cap was removed, pressure caused it to strike the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a broken sternum, broken ribs, a heart contusion, and a facial abrasion.

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