# Cuts, lacerations at UNITED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
> OSHA SIR `20221110211` · 11/21/2022 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
- **Location:** 115 NE 38 Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73105
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a pipe when the grinder he was using bound to the pipe and kicked back. The employee was hospitalized for lacerations of ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels of the wrist.

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