# Fractures at NextLVL Energy
> OSHA SIR `2024109270` · 10/4/2024 · POMEROY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Hoses  except machine
- **Secondary source:** Oil well pump
## Employer
- **Name:** NextLVL Energy
- **Location:** Meigs County Infirmary #1 Well, POMEROY, OHIO, 45769
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was verifying that water was circulating at a well. The mud pump was placed in gear with a valve closed resulting in pressure in the hose that caused the fitting to break apart. The hose struck the employee in the face, resulting in fractures to the left side of their face.

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