# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at O & K AMERICAN
> OSHA SIR `2021043517` · 4/28/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** O & K AMERICAN
- **Location:** 4630 W. 55th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually operating a wire-drawing machine to remove the remaining wire coil. The wire came free of the guide roller and struck the safety cage, which lifted quickly and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a contusion and a laceration.

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