# Fractures at WF Automotive of Columbus, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021108471` · 10/1/2021 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WF Automotive of Columbus, LLC
- **Location:** 3900 West Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a co-worker in removing the center bolt from the strut cap of a strut/spring assembly while the assembly was mounted and compressed on a spring compressor tool. When the bolt was free, the strut cap flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a fractured septum and cheekbone, as well as a laceration on the upper-left cheek.

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