# Cuts, lacerations at HMT Tank Service
> OSHA SIR `2015118568` · 11/12/2015 · BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HMT Tank Service
- **Location:** 438 N. 20th Street, BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA, 74631
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was removing worn slats from a burn table, which was hoisted approximately 3 feet. When an employee cut one of the slats, the table came down to its home position and cut the employee's right thigh, requiring hospitalization and stitches.

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