# Cuts, lacerations at Sunshine Land Design, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098575` · 9/10/2016 · STUART, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunshine Land Design, Inc.
- **Location:** 1925 SE Sailfish Point Boulevard, STUART, FLORIDA, 34996
- **NAICS:** 541320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a palm tree with a chain saw while standing on an extension ladder. The chainsaw kicked back and lacerated his left bicep, requiring hospitalization.

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