# Bruises, contusions at HME, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054551` · 5/23/2024 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvic region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grinders  handtool
## Employer
- **Name:** HME, Inc.
- **Location:** 2828 NW Button Road, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a weld on a plate using a 9" grinding wheel. The grinding wheel exploded and the employee sustained a contusion to their pelvic area.

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