# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Kripke Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010502` · 10/11/2018 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Kripke Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 2351 Hill Avenue, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43607
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 11, 2018, an employee was using a handheld, gasoline-powered cutoff saw to cut aluminum material for recycling. The saw kicked back and struck the employee's face, causing laceration and fracture injuries. The employee was hospitalized. The hard hat's face shield was not in place at the time of the incident.

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