# Fractures at Tennessee Valley Authority
> OSHA SIR `2016109947` · 10/21/2016 · SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Tennessee Valley Authority
- **Location:** 2600 Igou Ferry Road, SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE, 37379
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the filter of a duct cooling fan when the filter moved, causing the employee's hand to strike the fan. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the left ring, pinky, and index fingers.

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