# Cuts, lacerations at Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043410` · 4/9/2018 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 581 Cochrane Causeway, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36603
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were replacing a 3-inch fire hose on a dock. A nylon rope was tied to one end of the fire hose and to a forklift. The forklift was used to stretch out the fire hose. The nylon rope snapped under tension and struck the injured employee in the mouth, causing a laceration and swelling of the lip.

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