# Bruises, contusions at StructureTech New York Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088478` · 8/17/2018 · ELMHURST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** StructureTech New York Inc.
- **Location:** 82-16 Baxter Ave., ELMHURST, NEW YORK, 11373
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal band from around lagging boards when the boards fell on him, pushing him into a metal beam. He suffered contusions and swelling.

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