# Fractures at Refinery Terminal Fire Company
> OSHA SIR `20201212072` · 12/29/2020 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Structures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Refinery Terminal Fire Company
- **Location:** 1001 McBride Lane, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78407
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a cap from a standpipe. The cap came loose and was launched about 18 feet into the air, along with the tools being used to remove it. The employee suffered a fractured left cheekbone and a 1-inch laceration to the left cheek.

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