# Cuts, lacerations at Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043974` · 4/30/2020 · CALERA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1614 Highway 84, CALERA, ALABAMA, 35040
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a handheld grinder while grinding a patch on a silo to finish repairs when the disc shattered and fragmented pieces embedded into his left forearm, causing two lacerations.

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