# Fractures at Flint Hills Resources - West Plant
> OSHA SIR `2024087108` · 8/5/2024 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Striking and nailing handtools  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipe fittings, collars
## Employer
- **Name:** Flint Hills Resources - West Plant
- **Location:** 2825 Suntide Rd, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78409
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a gasket between flanges on a heat exchanger. The straight wedge that was used to separate the flanges became stuck between the flanges. The employee used a banana wedge to spread the flanges and remove the stuck straight wedge. When the employee struck the banana wedge with a hammer, the banana wedge dislodged from the flange and struck their face. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured jaw and required surgery.

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