# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at ADCO Companies, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `20241110896` · 11/22/2024 · NORTHPORT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Saws  except chainsaws
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** ADCO Companies, Ltd
- **Location:** 2400 34th Ave, NORTHPORT, ALABAMA, 35476
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 22, 2024, a mechanic was cutting excess steel all thread with a battery-powered bandsaw while standing on a 6-foot ladder and lacerated the back of his left hand from the thumb to the forefinger as well as damaging a tendon. The employee was hospitalized.

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