# Fractures at East Coast Nursery Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025043270` · 4/8/2025 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
- **Secondary source:** Trucks  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** East Coast Nursery Inc
- **Location:** 6782 Belvedere Rd Suite 1, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33413
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning mulch off a company truck. The truck's lock system failed, and the gate fell onto the employee's face. The employee suffered facial fractures.

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