# Cuts, lacerations at R & B GRINDING CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021109174` · 10/25/2021 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R & B GRINDING CO., INC.
- **Location:** 1900 Clark Street, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53403
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating an automatic screw machine and dropped an air gun. When the employee attempted to retrieve the air gun, the machine cycled and contacted their right hand, resulting in a cut and a bone injury that required surgery.

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