# Bruises, contusions at Allied Metal Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021065332` · 6/30/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Metal Co.
- **Location:** 4528 W. Division St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60803
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 30, 2021, at approximately 4:43 a.m., the injured employee was attempting to remove a 3/4" carbon steel pipe that was stuck in the furnace. A co-worker assisted the employee by operating a forklift with a boom attached to hoist the pipe from the furnace. The injured employee was holding one end of the pipe when the pipe fell from the boom and struck the employee's left thigh. The employee suffered a hematoma on the left thigh and was hospitalized.

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