# Bruises, contusions at Watertown Iron & Metal Company
> OSHA SIR `2019099400` · 9/9/2019 · WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Watertown Iron & Metal Company
- **Location:** 600 Fourth Avenue SW, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift was transporting two bales of aluminum, one on top of the other. The bottom bale gave way causing the top bale to roll onto an employee who was working on a piece of equipment. The injured employee sustained severe contusions to the pelvis.

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