# Cuts, lacerations at Wheatland Tube Division of Zekelman Industries
> OSHA SIR `2019087945` · 8/2/2019 · SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheatland Tube Division of Zekelman Industries
- **Location:** 1 Council Avenue, SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16146
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unhooking a cable from a block of metal. The end of the cable was fitted with a quick disconnect device. As the employee removed the cable, the device closed and cut the employee's left middle finger. The employee was hospitalized for infection prevention.

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