# Cuts, lacerations at B.L. Smith Electric Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021043521` · 4/28/2021 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** B.L. Smith Electric Inc
- **Location:** 10901 Dale Stitik Drive, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33626
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to cut an aluminum conduit. The blade of the grinder broke off in the conduit, causing the grinder to jump up and cut the employee's left wrist and forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

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