# Cuts, lacerations at EMS Site Development
> OSHA SIR `20181111945` · 11/20/2018 · BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** EMS Site Development
- **Location:** 1050 Audace Ave., BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 33426
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a concrete pipe with a saw when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's chest, lacerating it.

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