# Cuts, lacerations at Maher Terminals Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043510` · 4/23/2022 · ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Maher Terminals Inc.
- **Location:** 1210 Corbin St., ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07201
- **NAICS:** 488310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld grinder when the grinding disc failed and shrapnel from the disc lacerated his left forearm.

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