# Cuts, lacerations at BayerCrop Science
> OSHA SIR `2015074822` · 7/19/2015 · INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** BayerCrop Science
- **Location:** Route 25, INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25112
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 19, at approximately 7:50 p.m., an employee was injured after stepping onto loose grating, which dislodged and allowed his leg to slip into an 18-inch deep trench. The employee received stitches and was later hospitalized for an infection.

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