# Cuts, lacerations at GMA Electrical Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2023010662` · 1/20/2023 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** GMA Electrical Corp.
- **Location:** LaGuardia Airport, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11371
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were feeding a cable through framed metal studs. After the task was complete, the employee walked over to his co-worker and his foot became caught on the cable, causing him to lose his balance and fall. The employee sustained a forearm laceration from a framed metal stud.

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