# Fractures at Union Tank Car Co.
> OSHA SIR `20191011148` · 10/25/2019 · MARION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Union Tank Car Co.
- **Location:** 939 Holland Rd., MARION, OHIO, 43302
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a railroad car coupling. A piece of metal fell out of the coupling and smashed the employee's finger, causing a fracture and a contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

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