# Abrasions, scratches at General Electric
> OSHA SIR `20221210494` · 12/1/2022 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Electric
- **Location:** 1000 Western Avenue, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01905
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a fan cover from a piece of equipment. The employee sustained an abrasion to their finger which was then infected by a soiled rag. The employee developed a skin infection that required hospitalization.

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