# Multiple surface and flesh wounds at State Metal Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110917` · 11/23/2024 · CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple surface and flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** State Metal Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 941 South 2nd Street, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08101
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift. They exited the forklift to adjust the container that catches material dropping out of the dross cooler and the forklift pinned their left foot against the metal container. The employee sustained contusions and lacerations that required surgery.

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