# Cuts, lacerations at SPECTRUM UNDERGROUND, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016054327` · 5/18/2016 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, 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:** Cutting handtools-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SPECTRUM UNDERGROUND, INC.
- **Location:** 5225 S Tamiami Trail, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34231
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut an 8-inch PVC fire-waster line pipe when the pipe moved, causing the saw to kick back and lacerate the left side of the employee's chest.

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