# Fractures at FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT
> OSHA SIR `2020065606` · 6/16/2020 · AVON LAKE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT
- **Location:** 650 MILLER ROAD, AVON LAKE, OHIO, 44012
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a trim side winder line and was attempting to secure two tether brackets using a secure gun. The employee was using the secure gun while holding the bracket when the bracket spun and struck the breakaway gloves, causing them to break but still catch the employee's finger and cause a compound fracture to the finger.

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