# Cuts, lacerations at RPM & Associates Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231211501` · 12/19/2023 · RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** RPM & Associates Inc
- **Location:** 333 Concourse Drive, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57703
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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