# Cuts, lacerations at The Hardy Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017077230` · 7/31/2017 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hardy Corporation
- **Location:** 350 Industrial Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35211
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the roof of a building and was cutting a six-inch pipe to install a device on it. The grinder he was using kicked back, cut through his glove, and cut a tendon on his right hand.

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