# Fractures at American Cast Iron Pipe Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021753` · 2/20/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** American Cast Iron Pipe Company
- **Location:** 1501 31st Ave North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35207
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand struck a grinding wheel, suffering a fractured fingertip, a deep laceration to the index finger, and an abrasion on the middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

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