# Cuts, lacerations at S & S Hinge Company*
> OSHA SIR `2017065203` · 6/8/2017 · BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Bands
## Employer
- **Name:** S & S Hinge Company*
- **Location:** 210 Covington Drive, BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, 60108
- **NAICS:** 332510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee snipped a metal band that restrains a steel coil from unwinding to remove it from the coil. The employee experienced some resistance and pulled the metal band to free it. The metal band held firm and sliced through the employee's protective glove and into his hand, lacerating it.

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