# Cuts, lacerations at Custom Plumbing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019088409` · 8/15/2019 · KYLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Custom Plumbing Company
- **Location:** 136 Cibola Drive, KYLE, TEXAS, 78640
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shoveling dirt. The shovel hit an aerosol can and a piece of metal struck the employee's left forearm, cutting the main artery.

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