# Fractures at COVANTA SEMASS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109386` · 10/5/2016 · WEST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** COVANTA SEMASS, LLC
- **Location:** 141 Cranberry Highway, WEST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02576
- **NAICS:** 562213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hose connector from a conveyor when the hose became snagged on the conveyor. The connector came flying back, hitting and breaking the employee's hand and wrist.

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