# Cuts, lacerations at Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut
> OSHA SIR `2018088543` · 8/20/2018 · YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Spikes
- **Secondary source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut
- **Location:** Croton Heights Road, YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK, 10598
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive an 8" railroad spike to secure a street road plate. As the employee struck the railroad spike into the asphalt, it ricocheted out and cut the employee's right shin.

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