# Fractures at CTS Bulk Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2024076714` · 7/24/2024 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Other hammers, mallets
- **Secondary source:** Drill bits
## Employer
- **Name:** CTS Bulk Terminals
- **Location:** 4677 Hanoverville Road, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18020
- **NAICS:** 327310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing an electric-powered demolition hammer. The chisel bit failed while in use, causing a laceration and broken thumb.

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