# Bruises, contusions at Applegate Green Fiber
> OSHA SIR `2022119818` · 11/8/2022 · WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Applegate Green Fiber
- **Location:** 157 Passan Drive, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18702
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wires from bales of paper for recycling. A stack of paper fell on the employee's leg, resulting in inflammation and contusions of the leg and knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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