# Cuts, lacerations at Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088466` · 8/17/2018 · PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1701 N. Waverly Street, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 74601
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a weld with a 5-inch sander and was working in a tight spot when the sander kicked back and lacerated the employee above the left knee.

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