# Cuts, lacerations at Midwest Fabrications Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110629` · 11/17/2023 · TALLMADGE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Fabrications Inc
- **Location:** 516 Commerce Street, TALLMADGE, OHIO, 44278
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a portable electric grinder when the grinding disk broke and struck the employee's chin, causing a laceration.

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