# Cuts, lacerations at Binswanger Glass
> OSHA SIR `2023010587` · 1/18/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
- **Secondary source:** Windows, openings
## Employer
- **Name:** Binswanger Glass
- **Location:** 7825 Park Place Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77087
- **NAICS:** 238150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a plate of glass in a broken window. As he was pulling the broken glass out, a large shard fell down his left arm to his left foot. It lacerated his arm and the toe next to his big toe. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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