# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Piper Aircraft, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066056` · 6/19/2018 · VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Routers and molders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Piper Aircraft, Inc.
- **Location:** 2926 PIPER DR, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32960
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a handheld router when a metal chip went up her nose and lodged into her throat, requiring hospitalization and surgery. A face shield was not worn at the time.

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