# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Advantage Metal Powders, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109545` · 10/7/2020 · RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Advantage Metal Powders, Inc.
- **Location:** 44 Spleen Road, RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the gate/door to empty a load with the wheel handle beneath a powder blender when he felt pain in his right forearm. The employee was hospitalized for a muscle tear that required surgery.

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