# Bruises, contusions at Blue Bird Body Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017098451` · 9/1/2017 · FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bird Body Co.
- **Location:** 402 Blue Bird Blvd., FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a die machine when the die fell out of the machine and struck the employee's knee, causing bruising and swelling.

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