# Cuts, lacerations at Synergy Equipment Rental Ft Myers
> OSHA SIR `2023054175` · 5/9/2023 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Synergy Equipment Rental Ft Myers
- **Location:** 5061 Luckett Road, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33905
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an angle grinder on a metal pin when the cutting wheel broke. The employee was struck by shrapnel.

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