# Fractures at Aero Controlex Group
> OSHA SIR `2021119794` · 11/11/2021 · SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Aero Controlex Group
- **Location:** 4223 Monticello Boulevard, SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO, 44121
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 11, 2021, an employee was performing die setup on a hydraulic press. The employee loaded dies into the press and actuated it to verify proper die alignment. The upper and lower dies made contact resulting in die failure. Fragments of the die struck the employee's hand causing a severe laceration and fracture to their index finger. In addition, fragments of metal were embedded into both hands of the employee's hands. There was no machine guarding in place and energy control was not performed during die set up.

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