# Bruises, contusions at Advance Auto Parts
> OSHA SIR `2024087799` · 8/23/2024 · LINDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object  unspecified
- **Source:** Batteries
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Advance Auto Parts
- **Location:** 1158 East Saint Georges Avenue, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, 07036
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a pallet when a car battery fell and struck their chest causing a contusion.

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