# Cuts, lacerations at Forward Mechanical Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018032450` · 3/12/2018 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forehead
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Forward Mechanical Corp.
- **Location:** 98-100 Franklin, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10013
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was examining a standpipe that had been disconnected when a standpipe valve struck and cut the employee above the eye.

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