# Cuts, lacerations at Western Reserve Water Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015074409` · 7/7/2015 · SOLON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Reserve Water Systems Inc
- **Location:** 29999 Solon Industrial Pkwy., SOLON, OHIO, 44139
- **NAICS:** 423720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a ceiling crawl space installing an air line. While attempting to switch position, he lost his balance and cut his left wrist with a utility knife. Because the knife hit an artery he was kept over-night while surgeons determined whether or not surgery would be needed.

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