# Bruises, contusions at Wabtec Rubber Products
> OSHA SIR `20201010313` · 10/30/2020 · GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wabtec Rubber Products
- **Location:** 269 Donohoe Road, GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15601
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing leftover rubber from a machine when air buildup blew out of the ram and a 10-12 inch sphere of rubber struck the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized for contusions.

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