# Concussions at CHIPMATIC TOOL & MACHINE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181010754` · 10/18/2018 · ELMORE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
- **Secondary source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** CHIPMATIC TOOL & MACHINE, INC.
- **Location:** 212 OTTAWA STREET, ELMORE, OHIO, 43416
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe machine when the metal bar became loose and hit the employee's jaw. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.

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