# Cuts, lacerations at Thayer Power and Communication
> OSHA SIR `2019065594` · 6/4/2019 · GAHANNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Thayer Power and Communication
- **Location:** Ohio Central Railroad Crossing, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 4, 2019, a crew was installing fiber across a railroad crossing. A train came through and snagged the fiber. The fiber caught an employee in the neck area and the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee sustained cuts to the head and neck and was hospitalized.

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