# Open wounds, unspecified at Squan
> OSHA SIR `2021098016` · 9/17/2021 · STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Squan
- **Location:** Veterans Boulevard, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06615
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the back of a bucket truck trying to lift and load a coil of cables into the truck. The employee's right arm got caught between the boom and bucket, pinching his arm and creating an open wound on his upper arm. Surgery was required to repair the injury.

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