# Cuts, lacerations at Apache Products Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161111036` · 11/25/2016 · KOUNTZE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Apache Products Inc.
- **Location:** 5925 FM 1003 S., KOUNTZE, TEXAS, 77625
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a piece of wood through a wood edger machine when an excess piece (called a stick) was created. The employee turned off the machine to retrieve the stick. As he reached for it, the machine's saw blade lacerated his left hand and forearm, requiring hospitalization.

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