# Fractures at ST. MARYS FOUNDRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025010681` · 1/21/2025 · SAINT MARYS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Chains
- **Secondary source:** Cranes  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ST. MARYS FOUNDRY, INC.
- **Location:** 405 E. SOUTH ST., SAINT MARYS, OHIO, 45885
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 21, 2025, an employee was standing in proximity to a crane operating with chains hanging but without a load. When the crane moved, tension was felt on the chain and then the tension released and the chain struck the employee in the face, causing fractures to their orbital bone and nose.

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