# Cuts, lacerations at Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023098881` · 9/26/2023 · STOCKTON SPRINGS, MAINE
## 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:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, INC.
- **Location:** Cape Jellison Road, STOCKTON SPRINGS, MAINE, 04981
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut a water main inside of a trench when the saw kicked back. The employee sustained a biceps laceration that damaged the muscle and a vein.

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