# Cuts, lacerations at GSE Construction Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119970` · 11/13/2022 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** GSE Construction Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 11001 gateway Blvd, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79935
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a gas-powered cutoff saw to cut a clay pipe when the saw bound up and kicked back toward the employee, striking him in the mouth. The employee sustained a cheek and jaw laceration and was hospitalized.

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