# Cuts, lacerations at Manhattan Road & Bridge
> OSHA SIR `2018088405` · 8/16/2018 · PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Manhattan Road & Bridge
- **Location:** Charlotte Harbor Boardwalk & Bridge, PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, 33950
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to step onto the top of an H-pile (metal beam) to get a laser level from the other side when his foot was caught on an extension cord, causing him to fall onto the pile. The H-pile deeply lacerated his lower left leg.

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