# Fractures at Acura Medical Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110054` · 11/16/2022 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Acura Medical Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 20400 Emerald Parkway, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a battery operated drill with a wire brush to clean a copper fitting. The employee's glove was caught in the wire brush, resulting in a fracture to their left middle finger.

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