# Cuts, lacerations at Maine Wood Turning
> OSHA SIR `2015129080` · 12/1/2015 · NEW VINEYARD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Maine Wood Turning
- **Location:** 1687 New Vineyard Road, NEW VINEYARD, MAINE, 04956
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to remove a jammed piece of wood from a running saw. When the jam was relieved, the 12" diameter saw started rotating and deeply lacerated the palm of his right hand.

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