# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at AGDS
> OSHA SIR `2024075902` · 7/1/2024 · THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Machine and tool parts, accessories  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AGDS
- **Location:** 121 industrial blvd, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31792
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the blades on an ironworker machine when the blades contacted each other and exploded, striking the employee's chest and causing injury.

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