# Bruises, contusions at River City Recycling
> OSHA SIR `20190910064` · 9/25/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** River City Recycling
- **Location:** 1949 Hormel Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting on a conveyor line. PVC mini blinds were coming down the belt when one became caught in the belt and then struck the employee in the center of his chest, causing contusions.

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