# Fractures at Anthony Forest Products Company
> OSHA SIR `2015107409` · 10/6/2015 · STRONG, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Anthony Forest Products Company
- **Location:** 1236 Urbana Road, STRONG, ARKANSAS, 71765
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During general clean-up activities, the edger machine malfunctioned and cut boards began ejecting from it. An employee was struck in the back by one of the boards and sustained five broken ribs.

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