# Cuts, lacerations at Southern Development & Construction, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022021451` · 2/15/2022 · WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA
## 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:** Southern Development & Construction, Inc
- **Location:** Waterleigh Job Site: 545 Avalon Road & Flamingo Crossing Road, WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA, 34787
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a length of PVC pipe with a gas-powered saw. The saw blade failed causing the saw to kick back and hit the operator in the chest. The employee sustained a 2-by-6 inch long cut to his chest requiring hospitalization to repair tendons.

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