# Cuts, lacerations at R. Nichols Civil Contractors
> OSHA SIR `20181111264` · 11/1/2018 · LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** R. Nichols Civil Contractors
- **Location:** 221 South Campus Drive, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, 80226
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was demolishing an abandoned pipeline in a trench, about 5 feet deep, using a demolition saw. He lost balance and the saw cut into his left forearm above the wrist, possibly cutting or nicking tendons. He was hospitalized.

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