# Cuts, lacerations at Shoppas Material Handling
> OSHA SIR `2018077477` · 7/24/2018 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Cutting handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Shoppas Material Handling
- **Location:** 15217 Grand River Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76155
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a cutoff wheel when the portable tool kicked back and the blade lacerated the employee's left thumb.

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