# Abrasions, scratches at Allied Steel Corporation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032169` · 3/6/2020 · SARALAND, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Steel Corporation, Inc.
- **Location:** 210 Commerce Street, SARALAND, ALABAMA, 36571
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was using a sandblaster to prepare steel product for painting. The employee lost control of the sandblaster and sandblasting material struck the employee's face and eyes. The employee sustained abrasions to the left side of the face (cheek and forehead).

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