# Fractures at CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.
> OSHA SIR `2019044316` · 4/29/2019 · FREMONT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.
- **Location:** 1445 MAJESTIC DRIVE, FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 5:30 a.m. on April 29, 2019, an employee reached into a machine, through a light curtain, to adjust a proximity switch. The carriage of the machine lifted up and pinned the employee against the roof of the machine. The employee suffered rib fractures and was hospitalized.

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