# Fractures at AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018032755` · 3/21/2018 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Tooth (teeth)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY
- **Location:** 831 PIONEER AVE., RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to change knives on a wood cutting machine when the moving plate struck the guard that had the knife block resting on top of it. The movement of the plate launched the knife block into the air. The block then struck the employee, causing facial injuries and broken teeth.

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