# Cuts, lacerations at Alexandria VA Health Care System
> OSHA SIR `2016054160` · 5/13/2016 · PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Alexandria VA Health Care System
- **Location:** 2495 Shreveport Hwy, PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA, 71360
- **NAICS:** 923140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chain saw to cut a tree. The saw became lodged within the tree and bucked, causing the employee to lose control of the equipment. The employee suffered a 7-inch laceration on the thigh, requiring hospitalization.

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