# Cuts, lacerations at Proto Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181010698` · 10/17/2018 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Proto Corporation
- **Location:** 10500 47th Street Noth, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was reaching for a part when his left forearm was lacerated by a horizontal blade saw. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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