# Fractures at PLAY POWER, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024076288` · 7/12/2024 · MONETT, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PLAY POWER, INC.
- **Location:** 878 E US HWY 60, MONETT, MISSOURI, 65708
- **NAICS:** 339920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An operator was removing a pipe from the forming machine. When the gate arm of the machine returned to its home position, it caught the end of the pipe, causing it to swing and strike the injured employee in the jaw. The injured employee sustained a fractured left jaw and neck injuries.

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