# Open wounds, unspecified at Ecovery, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043049` · 4/6/2023 · LOXLEY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ecovery, LLC
- **Location:** 26320 Railroad Avenue, LOXLEY, ALABAMA, 36551
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a shredder. He used a hammer to remove a pin when a metal piece flew into his abdomen.

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