# Cuts, lacerations at Perry Fiberglass Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043394` · 4/9/2018 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Perry Fiberglass Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 377 Woodland Road, ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 9, 2018, an employee was cutting fiberglass with a right angle grinder when the grinder kicked back, catching and lacerating the employee's right hand between the thumb and index finger. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.

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