# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2019077547` · 7/24/2019 · LAWNSIDE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 301 East Oak Avenue, LAWNSIDE, NEW JERSEY, 08045
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ducking under a manual chute when his nose was caught on a small "s" hook attached to a chain. The hook went up his nose and had to be surgically removed.

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