# Bruises, contusions at ACME Brick Company
> OSHA SIR `20231110376` · 11/9/2023 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** ACME Brick Company
- **Location:** 2905 Dan Avenue, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was packaging brick when a brick broke and became jammed between the back plate and the jig side. When the jig cycled, the broken brick caused the jig to buckle. As the employee was putting brick into the jig, his left wrist struck the outer side of the buckled jig, resulting in a contusion that required hospitalization.

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