# Cuts, lacerations at Prokar, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043740` · 4/23/2020 · FREEPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Prokar, Inc.
- **Location:** 5618 TX 332, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder on a metal railcar running board. The wheel on the grinder came off and lacerated his left thigh.

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