# Cuts, lacerations at KNG Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023065765` · 6/28/2023 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KNG Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 1400 Halbleib Road, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 28, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., an employee removed a conveyor from a mezzanine. The employee was looking up to the next level when they fell to the lower level through the opening created when the conveyor was removed. The employee contacted steel from the removed frame, resulting in a cut on their back.

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