# Cuts, lacerations at HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2019077228` · 7/17/2019 · LAKE BUENA VISTA, 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:** HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- **Location:** Osceola Parkway - World Drive, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA, 32830
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting an 8-inch PVC pipe with a saw. When the saw cut through the pipe, both ends of the pipe came together and pinched the saw's blade. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee had surgery to clean the wound.

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