# Fractures at Gulf Mechanical Contractors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018066147` · 6/21/2018 · LEESBURG, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Mechanical Contractors, LLC
- **Location:** Prefab Shop, LEESBURG, FLORIDA, 34748
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping unload a delivery truck while an all-terrain forklift was being used to remove a stuck side gate from the truck. The forklift began to raise the gate, which was caught on a pallet. The gate came loose from the pallet and struck the employee under the chin resulting in a broken jaw.

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