# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Ellwood City Forge Company
> OSHA SIR `2024065309` · 6/15/2024 · ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Saw blades
- **Secondary source:** Stationary saws  band
## Employer
- **Name:** Ellwood City Forge Company
- **Location:** 800 Commerical Ave, ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16117
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of steel on a horizontal band saw. The saw blade got caught on the piece of steel and broke. A piece of the saw blade struck the employee's face.

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