# Cuts, lacerations at US Customs and Border Patrol Station
> OSHA SIR `2021010062` · 1/4/2021 · MCALLEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** US Customs and Border Patrol Station
- **Location:** 3000 West Military Highway, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78501
- **NAICS:** 922120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree when the chainsaw kicked back resulting in a deep laceration to the knee. The injury required surgery.

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