# Cuts, lacerations at Korellis Roofing Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110697` · 11/20/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** Korellis Roofing Inc
- **Location:** 2501 N Damen Ave,, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60647
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut flashing. He was finished with the cut and started walking away when his fall protection ropes became entangled in the saw and the saw was pulled into his leg. The employee sustained a left hamstring laceration.

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