# Bruises, contusions at Lake Erie Electric, Inc.- Cleveland Division
> OSHA SIR `2023087783` · 8/24/2023 · BRECKSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lake Erie Electric, Inc.- Cleveland Division
- **Location:** 9800 Brecksville Road, BRECKSVILLE, OHIO, 44141
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing electrical installation and moving spools on a cart. The employee tipped the cart back to move it when the weight of the cart became difficult to contain. The descent of the employee and the cart caused the cart to strike their right thigh, resulting in a hematoma.

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