# Fractures at NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016109502` · 10/8/2016 · STREATOR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 28512 North 100 East Road, STREATOR, ILLINOIS, 61364
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting a pressure washer when a plug from the block valve blew out and struck the employee in the face, fracturing the left cheek and jaw.

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