# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at The Pneufast Co.
> OSHA SIR `2024109935` · 10/25/2024 · BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
- **Source:** Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pneufast Co.
- **Location:** 1275 Barclay Boulevard, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60089
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a cleaning line. They attempted to prop up a barrel with a steel rod after it did not fall into place for cleaning. The employee was struck by the rod, resulting in a laceration to the top of their head.

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