# Cuts, lacerations at Ward Humphrey, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231010070` · 10/31/2023 · CANTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ward Humphrey, Inc.
- **Location:** 404 Chattin Dr, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30115
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the roof using a pocket knife to cut back excess roofing material when the knife slipped and lacerated his neck.

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