# Cuts, lacerations at Armstrong Bros. Plumbing
> OSHA SIR `2023086941` · 8/1/2023 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Armstrong Bros. Plumbing
- **Location:** 1411 Quail Drive, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34231
- **NAICS:** 332913
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting grinding operations on a cast iron pipe using a portable grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck the employee's right wrist and knee. The employee sustained a laceration to his right knee and a cut to his right wrist that injured an artery and a tendon.

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