# Bruises, contusions at Hummel Machine & Tool Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017010295` · 1/10/2017 · KEARNY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hummel Machine & Tool Co.
- **Location:** 580 Davis Ave., KEARNY, NEW JERSEY, 07032
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 01/10/17, an employee was taking a part off of a manual lathe, lost his balance, and fell striking his upper back against the machine. The employee was hospitalized.

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