# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at The Timken Company
> OSHA SIR `2023042886` · 4/1/2023 · NORTH CANTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Timken Company
- **Location:** 4500 Mt. Pleasant St, NW, NORTH CANTON, OHIO, 44720
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close an outlet valve due to a power outage. He stepped over an angle iron and fell 12 feet into an open coolant pit filled with 3-4 feet of machine coolant. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations, bruises, a muscle injury, and fatigue.

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