# Cuts, lacerations at Western Container Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016109430` · 10/6/2016 · BELOIT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Container Corporation
- **Location:** 1100 Inman Pkwy, BELOIT, WISCONSIN, 53511
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/6/16, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee was operating a compound miter box saw to cut cardboard tubes. The saw kicked upward, pulling her right arm into the blade and lacerating the right bicep. The saw was guarded at the time.

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