# Cuts, lacerations at Big Lots, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019099490` · 9/11/2019 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Lots, Inc
- **Location:** 300 Phillipi Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance on a wall-mounted exhaust fan. The metal fan blade struck the employee, lacerating the employee's right elbow.

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