# Cuts, lacerations at WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016010717` · 1/25/2016 · MCKINNEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- **Location:** Trinity Falls Subdivision, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75071
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a gas-powered cutoff saw to cut a 2-foot section out of a 42-inch diameter storm drain pipe when the saw kicked back. The saw blade struck and lacerated the employee's right facial cheek, requiring hospitalization.

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