# Cuts, lacerations at Fiber Plus, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010284` · 1/10/2023 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Fiber Plus, Inc.
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 335921
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a rod to install a telecommunications cable. As the employee pushed the duct rod inside the pipe, his hand struck against the metal junction box, resulting in a hand laceration.

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