# Cuts, lacerations at Sigma Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021645` · 2/23/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sigma Corporation
- **Location:** 5000 Askins Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sandblasting metal parts when he lost control of the sandblasting gun. The gun dropped and spun around, blasting him in the stomach. His stomach was lacerated and required surgery.

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