# Cuts, lacerations at GEO Group
> OSHA SIR `2018066165` · 6/21/2018 · KARNES CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** GEO Group
- **Location:** 810 Commerce St, KARNES CITY, TEXAS, 78118
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding a piece of metal when the grinding wheel shattered, lacerating the employee's right hand.

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