# Fractures at Flex-Chem Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020032440` · 3/14/2020 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Flex-Chem Corporation
- **Location:** 6595 State Highway 17, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a hose during the filling of a storage tank. A valve blew apart and the hose backlashed, striking the employee on the left side of the face. The employee sustained a broken jaw and facial lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

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