# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at UPF New Waverly LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211169` · 12/3/2024 · NEW WAVERLY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **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:** UPF New Waverly LLC
- **Location:** 146 FM 2793#B, NEW WAVERLY, TEXAS, 77358
- **NAICS:** 333210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a circular saw that was equipped with a chainsaw attachment when their right pantleg became caught in the saw attachment. The employee sustained a laceration to their lower leg that required surgery.

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