# Cuts, lacerations at King Fabrication, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022054124` · 5/11/2022 · HOUSTON, 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:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** King Fabrication, LLC
- **Location:** 19300 W Hardy Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving material using an overhead crane with a four-leg chain sling. One leg of the sling got caught on a roller support, then released as the employee pulled on the sling. The hook on the leg hit the employee in the face, causing a 2 1/2-inch laceration to his chin and damage to the jaw and teeth.

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