# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at XeteX, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087190` · 8/7/2024 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Panels, sheets, plates  metal
- **Secondary source:** Workers engaging in team lift
## Employer
- **Name:** XeteX, Inc.
- **Location:** 1309 Norplex Drive, Suite 1, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was bending sheet metal on a brake press while fabricating components for an HVAC system. The injured employee and a co-worker were holding a 9-foot x 4.5-foot piece of steel and turning it to make another bend when the sheet slipped. As it dropped, the sheet of steel caused a severe laceration to the injured employee's left wrist and cut a tendon.

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