# Open wounds, unspecified at C. Terry Hunt Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032295` · 3/10/2020 · VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C. Terry Hunt Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 5426 Inner Perimeter Road, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was monitoring a welding heat prep operation for a large drum shell that was braced for support. The drum expanded during heating, and the brace failed and struck the employee, who fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a head injury requiring stitches and hospitalization.

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