# Cuts, lacerations at Allocco Recycling, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `20181011168` · 10/30/2018 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Allocco Recycling, Ltd.
- **Location:** 540 Kingsland Ave, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11222
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting parts with a circular saw. It kicked back and the blade entered his left bicep.

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