# Cuts, lacerations at Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110529` · 11/8/2016 · SMOOT, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Scalp
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 345 Grassy Meadows Road, SMOOT, WEST VIRGINIA, 24977
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 8, 2016, at approximately 12:45 p.m., an employee was clearing a jam on a conveyor that carries scrap to the chipper when he made contact with the rotating band saw blade. The blade cut through his hard hat and made contact with his skull, resulting in stitches and hospitalization.

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