# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Apollo Metals Ltd,
> OSHA SIR `2024098479` · 9/12/2024 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scrap metal
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Apollo Metals Ltd,
- **Location:** 1001 14th Avenue, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18016
- **NAICS:** 331410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing scrap metal pieces from work he was conducting and placing the scraps behind him. He kicked the scrap metal out of the way, and in doing so, cut his right leg just below the calf muscle and above the top of his boot. The employee required surgery for a torn Achilles tendon.

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