# Cuts, lacerations at US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
> OSHA SIR `2023098449` · 9/13/2023 · CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Chainsaws-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District
- **Location:** Swallows Park, Highway 129, CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON, 99403
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A park grounds employee was operating a chainsaw to trim tree branches when their left biceps was lacerated from the blade.

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