# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
> OSHA SIR `2022064960` · 6/9/2022 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
- **Location:** 6300 West Ridge Rd, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 30-inch grinder to grind an aluminum casting when the grinding wheel exploded causing shrapnel injuries to the employee's abdomen and thigh. When the wheel exploded, it also pushed the aluminum casting into the employee with force.

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