# Cuts, lacerations at MATHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2021086526` · 8/4/2021 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MATHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- **Location:** 2505 Hauser St., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to strike a steel wedge. A piece of the hammer broke off and struck the employee's left index finger, causing a laceration that required surgery.

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