# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at General Aluminum Mfg. Company
> OSHA SIR `2016099008` · 9/22/2016 · WAPAKONETA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Aluminum Mfg. Company
- **Location:** 13663 Short Rd., WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 22, 2016, an employee was standing on the stairs next to a forklift that was prying solidified metal off a metal casting. The forklift freed the metal and it struck the employee in the chest and face, causing the employee to fall 4 or 5 feet backwards over a guardrail. The employee was hospitalized.

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