# Cuts, lacerations at R & B Contracting and Excavating
> OSHA SIR `2016109297` · 10/1/2016 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** R & B Contracting and Excavating
- **Location:** 3341 Forbes Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15122
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 24-inch cast iron pipe with a saw when the saw kicked back and severely lacerated the left side of his neck.

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