# Fractures at Biotech Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110070` · 11/15/2022 · LOUISVILLE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Biotech Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 910 West Cherry Avenue, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, 80027
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2022, an employee was preparing to use a hydro-jetting machine that was frozen. The employee removed the nozzle and placed the hose on the floor to begin unblocking the hose. Upon turning on the machine, a pressure buildup in the hose released and the hose struck the employee's face. He sustained facial fractures and was hospitalized.

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