# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Lake Erie Electric, Inc.- Cleveland Division
> OSHA SIR `2024032581` · 3/22/2024 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Lake Erie Electric, Inc.- Cleveland Division
- **Location:** 2420 Lake Ave, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 22, 2024, an employee was cutting a 3/4-inch conduit using a battery-powered, handheld portable band saw. The saw lacerated his left index finger.

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