# Cuts, lacerations at Hohmann & Barnard Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055494` · 5/31/2019 · CHICAGO RIDGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Hohmann & Barnard Inc.
- **Location:** 9999 S. Virginia Ave., CHICAGO RIDGE, ILLINOIS, 60415
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was running a spot welding machine when it was activated via the foot pedal. The machine then cut his right index finger at the first knuckle.

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