# Fractures at Electro-Mech, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110106` · 11/16/2022 · STAR, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** Electro-Mech, Inc.
- **Location:** 217 Andrew Jackson Circle, STAR, MISSISSIPPI, 39167
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an overhead door spring. The spring bracket broke and struck the employee's right hand, resulting in a fractured right thumb and hand lacerations.

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