# Cuts, lacerations at Irby Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2021119828` · 11/12/2021 · BASTROP, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Irby Construction Company
- **Location:** Intersection Clearview Drive and Hwy 304, BASTROP, TEXAS, 78602
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressing a core on a power line conductor wire when the core gave way, causing the hoist to strike the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized.

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