# Cuts, lacerations at Coastal Roofing Specialists
> OSHA SIR `2016032277` · 3/15/2016 · LUMBERTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Coastal Roofing Specialists
- **Location:** 5455 Manion Way, LUMBERTON, TEXAS, 77657
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a roof vent on a steep roof using a hook blade utility knife when he lost his footing. The blade contacted his left arm, severely cutting it to the bone.

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