# Cuts, lacerations at JW Marriott
> OSHA SIR `2016099010` · 9/22/2016 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** JW Marriott
- **Location:** 23808 Resort Parkway, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78261
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 22, 2016, around 12:45 p.m., an employee had an angle grinder under his arm. The grinder was already switched to the "on" setting when he plugged it in, and it severely lacerated his arm. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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