# Cuts, lacerations at C. W. Matthews Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2019055223` · 5/23/2019 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** C. W. Matthews Contracting
- **Location:** HWY 41 Bridge & Tennessee Stre, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bent over using a multi-purpose saw to cut a knee-high plank lagging board that was jammed. During the cut, the saw blade pinched, causing the blade to kick back and lacerate the employee's right shoulder.

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