# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Dakota Fence
> OSHA SIR `2024043532` · 4/23/2024 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Stationary saws  table
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Dakota Fence
- **Location:** Residential House in, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58103
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting fencing material using a table saw when the material caught on the saw and their left hand contacted the blade. This resulted in a laceration to the palm of their hand.

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