# Cuts, lacerations at Noble Construction INC
> OSHA SIR `2018032513` · 3/14/2018 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Noble Construction INC
- **Location:** 2498 E 6th Street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78702
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a ladder, installing insulated metal panels, when he lost his balance and grabbed a metal stud to keep himself from falling. The metal lacerated his left-hand fingers, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

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