# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019087926` · 8/2/2019 · AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Sharps Road Peat Moss, Inc.
- **Location:** 119 Sharps Road, AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19311
- **NAICS:** 111411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had climbed a ladder to diagnose a jammed conveyor belt. An industrial ceiling fan's rotating blades struck his head, causing contusions and cuts. He was hospitalized.

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