# Cuts, lacerations at CB & I
> OSHA SIR `2016032217` · 3/14/2016 · HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** CB & I
- **Location:** Occidental Chemical Corporation, HAHNVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70057
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a sand blaster when the sand blaster whip hose fell. The blast media penetrated the employee's sand blast suit and lacerated the employee's forearm, requiring hospitalization.

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