# Cuts, lacerations at Tractor and Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2021065309` · 6/29/2021 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tractor and Equipment Company
- **Location:** 800 Church Street NE, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a bolt from a radiator using a universal joint and an impact tool. When the impact tool was engaged, the universal joint spun and cut his hand, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

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