# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at BVCI
> OSHA SIR `2024054284` · 5/15/2024 · OTTAWA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Pile drivers, tamping machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** BVCI
- **Location:** 6711 rd 13, OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 15, 2024, an employee was installing piles in a solar field using a pile driver to push metal C-channels into the ground. The hammer crushed their left hand, resulting in lacerations on their hand and fingers that required surgical repair.

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