# Damage to medical implants, n.e.c. at Harbor Freight Tools
> OSHA SIR `2019021559` · 2/11/2019 · OSWEGO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Damage to medical implants, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Harbor Freight Tools
- **Location:** 301 SR 104, OSWEGO, NEW YORK, 13126
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized when his pacemaker was exposed to magnetic fields causing an irregular heartbeat.

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