# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at MEARS GROUP, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018021980` · 2/27/2018 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** MEARS GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** NW 33rd Street and NW 33rd Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33142
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was performing hydrostatic testing to a recently installed steel gas service. The injured employee was turning off the valve when it blew out, striking the employee in the face.

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