# Cuts, lacerations at Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075579` · 7/8/2021 · COEYMANS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 2170 River Road, COEYMANS, NEW YORK, 12045
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was using a prybar to remove a pin from the arm of an excavator that was being offloaded. The prybar slipped, striking the employee in the face. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the face and was hospitalized for surgery. The employee also lost the use of his right eye.

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