# Cuts, lacerations at Fye Excavating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087079` · 8/19/2021 · LITTLE YORK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Fye Excavating, Inc.
- **Location:** 2013 Township Rd. 2350 N, LITTLE YORK, ILLINOIS, 61453
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 19, 2021, an employee was cutting an piece of plastic pipe with a cutoff saw. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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