# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Scranton Motors
> OSHA SIR `20181212586` · 12/7/2018 · VERNON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Scranton Motors
- **Location:** 777 Talcottville Road, VERNON, CONNECTICUT, 06066
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been heating a ball joint with a torch. A 2-inch piece of steel broke off and hit the employee in the chest.

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