# Cuts, lacerations at Simplex Homes Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019010854` · 1/24/2019 · SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Simplex Homes Inc
- **Location:** 1 Simplex Drive, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18504
- **NAICS:** 321992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder using a handheld drill with a 5-inch hole saw tool. The drill kicked back and ejected the hole saw. The circular saw blade hit him in the face, lacerating his face from his eye to his jaw. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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