# Cuts, lacerations at CNY Group
> OSHA SIR `2016054681` · 5/27/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** CNY Group
- **Location:** 860 Washington Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10014
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning stairs using a handheld electric grinder with a fine wire brush. The wire brush became caught up in the employee's pant leg, causing the grinder to make contact with his right ankle. His ankle was lacerated to the bone, requiring hospitalization.

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