# Fractures at WALDINGER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016010502` · 1/19/2016 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** WALDINGER CORPORATION
- **Location:** SW LOWER LAKE RD AND PACKERS AVE, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a scissor lift to gain access to suspended piping. The scissor lift controls failed allowing the lift to continue to elevate. The employee's head struck the suspended piping resulting in a fractured jaw.

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