# Fractures at Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
> OSHA SIR `20231110730` · 11/21/2023 · WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
- **Location:** 8 Pent Highway, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.

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