# Fractures at R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2017032002` · 3/2/2017 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
- **Location:** 3021 Cullerton Dr., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the hydraulic pressure setting on a 1200- ton die casting machine when a component of the machine broke free and struck the employee in the face resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The employee sustained a fractured eye socket and a fracture to the back of the head.

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