# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054419` · 5/12/2020 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.
- **Location:** 2 Brewery Street, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A rail car technician was compressing springs. When he released the spring from the press cage, the bolt released from the lower seat of the spring and hit his throat, injuring it.

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