# Cuts, lacerations at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021345` · 2/13/2021 · EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Surfacing handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 529 Cass St, EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61630
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 13, 2021, an employee was using a grinder/sander on a part. The machine lacerated the employee's left wrist.

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