# Cartilage fractures and tears, unspecified at Rockford Systems, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021043458` · 4/27/2021 · OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cartilage fractures and tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rockford Systems, LLC
- **Location:** Hoffmasters, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, 54901
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually pulling a safety guard from a stack of safety guards and felt a pop in his right wrist. The employee was later hospitalized, suffering from wrist pain, swelling, and cellulitis with a possible ruptured tendon.

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