# Fractures at Smooth Fusion, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022097810` · 9/1/2022 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Smooth Fusion, Inc.
- **Location:** 5502 58th Street, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79414
- **NAICS:** 541511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder, using a cordless trimmer to trim trees. While the employee was trying to regain his balance, the trimmer blade struck his left middle finger, resulting in a laceration and fracture.

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