# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at HME, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087962` · 8/27/2024 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Panels, sheets, plates  metal
- **Secondary source:** Other material and personnel handling machinery  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HME, Inc.
- **Location:** 2828 NW Button Road, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a beam rotator when the chain bumped a steel plate that was stacked on top of the flange. The plate fell off the beam and landed on the employee's left foot, resulting in a laceration.

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