# Cuts, lacerations at Hixson Lumber Sales Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016109367` · 10/4/2016 · VILLAGE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hixson Lumber Sales Inc
- **Location:** 2335 S. Washington St., VILLAGE, ARKANSAS, 71753
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a dog-eared board machine when his leg was severely lacerated by a moving part at the edge of the machine near the bottom that catches the boards. He was hospitalized with a cut ligament in his right leg just below the knee and required surgery.

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