# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Lehigh Valley Site Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2019066356` · 6/24/2019 · KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Lehigh Valley Site Contractors
- **Location:** Rt 78 MM 42.5, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19530
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 24-inch concrete pipe with a cut-off saw when the saw kicked back and struck his head, causing a concussion and jaw fracture.

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