# Cuts, lacerations at North Side Plumbing
> OSHA SIR `2015063692` · 6/15/2015 · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Mini excavators
## Employer
- **Name:** North Side Plumbing
- **Location:** Ridge Rd School, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72118
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees had removed the canopy top off a small 36" excavator to get it through a doorway.  They were in the process of putting the canopy back on when it slipped and hit the safety lever, which activates the boom.  The boom swung around, and the excavator bucket struck the backside of the injured employee between his ribs and pelvis.  The bucket was constructed of sharp metal, which caused a severe cut that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized overnight for observation.

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