# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Bemis North America
> OSHA SIR `2015021307` · 2/10/2015 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bemis North America
- **Location:** 2621 West Everett Street, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54914
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a ruptured ear drum and a fractured cheekbone after being struck in the head by a below-the-hook lifting device while changing a forklift battery on February 10, 2015.

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