# Cuts, lacerations at Howard Industries
> OSHA SIR `2015060213` · 6/5/2015 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Howard Industries
- **Location:** 3225 Pendorff Road, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39441
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee dropped steel he was carrying. The steel struck the employee's left bicep, cutting an artery. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to repair the artery.

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