# Cuts, lacerations at J & R Slaw Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015107833` · 10/20/2015 · LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** J & R Slaw Incorporated
- **Location:** 438 Riverview Road, LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18235
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about October 20, 2015, an employee was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw when the saw kicked back and cut his upper right leg. He was hospitalized.

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