# Fractures at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020109726` · 10/13/2020 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Routers and molders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
- **Location:** 2525 Inland Transport St, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 4-inch angle router to remove residual weld from a tooling-removal area on an aluminum ring. The angle router kicked and its blade came into contact with a finger on the employee's left hand, causing an open fracture.

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