# Cuts, lacerations at Huntington Alloys Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023087252` · 8/9/2023 · HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntington Alloys Corporation
- **Location:** 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
- **NAICS:** 331491
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a forging round to another rack in the extrusion department while an overhead crane was moving an upright I-beam used to separate the rounds on the racks. The I-beam was bumped, causing it to spin on the rigging. A sharp edge on the I-beam lacerated the employee's leg, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

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