# Cuts, lacerations at Concrete Cutting & Breaking Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017054370` · 5/13/2017 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Concrete Cutting & Breaking Co.
- **Location:** 1200 South Congress Avenue, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33406
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting concrete with a hydraulic saw when the saw kicked back, slipped from his hands, and lacerated his left bicep.

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