# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at County Materials Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015074725` · 7/16/2015 · MARATHON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** County Materials Corporation
- **Location:** 205 North Street, MARATHON, WISCONSIN, 54448
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 16, 2015, an employee was using a crank handle to manually turn the shaft of a cement mixer. When the machine started, the crank handle flew out and hit the left side of the employee's face. He was hospitalized for a complex left ear and left upper neck wound.

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