# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Industrial Crating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024010929` · 1/30/2024 · SAINT PAUL, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Stationary sawing machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Crating Inc
- **Location:** 413 Front St, SAINT PAUL, KANSAS, 66771
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting wood using a saw. While attempting to clear debris, the employee's hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a cut to his right index finger. The saw was not guarded at the time.

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