# Bruises, contusions at Structural Preservation Systems
> OSHA SIR `2019077485` · 7/22/2019 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** Structural Preservation Systems
- **Location:** 1320 Zerega Ave, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10462
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was kneeling beside a core drill in order to put water on it while another employee was drilling a 2" diameter hole into the bonded overlay. The core drill seized up in the concrete, causing the entire drill to spin, striking the kneeling employee on his left side and throwing him into the foundation wall. The employee sustained contusions to his knee and elbow.

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