# Bruises, contusions at Pirtek
> OSHA SIR `2019033232` · 3/28/2019 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pirtek
- **Location:** 5712 28th Ave E, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 332912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 6:00 p.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee was repairing a machine from underneath it. The machine was hit and fell onto the employee, causing a rib contusion and bruises.

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