# Cuts, lacerations at Southwest Water Company
> OSHA SIR `2017054420` · 5/16/2017 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Water Company
- **Location:** 728 Volare Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35244
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting PVC pipe with a circular saw when it kicked back and deeply lacerated the employee across the mouth and nose.

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