# Cuts, lacerations at Unitec Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2015085706` · 8/12/2015 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Unitec Elevator
- **Location:** 178 Lewis Ave, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11214
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working in the elevator shaft suffered a laceration to his elbow when the elevator suddenly moved and the employee's elbow came into contact with a metal bracket in the shaft.

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