# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at R & J OF MARGATE LLC.
> OSHA SIR `20181010571` · 10/13/2018 · MARGATE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** R & J OF MARGATE LLC.
- **Location:** 2936 N. STATE RD 7, MARGATE, FLORIDA, 33063
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a car's air conditioning unit and checking the tension on the serpentine belt when his hand got caught in the moving belt, causing lacerations and bruises to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery. The car was running at the time of the incident.

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