# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at JR Cruz Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2024076624` · 7/22/2024 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** JR Cruz Corp.
- **Location:** 89 Maguire Ave., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10309
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 12-inch ductile iron stormwater pipe with a demolition saw. The saw kicked back and struck the employee's right cheek and jaw, resulting in a laceration.

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