# Cuts, lacerations at C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110399` · 11/2/2020 · JULIETTE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Sudden start or stop, roadway
- **Source:** Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
## Employer
- **Name:** C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
- **Location:** I-75 North, JULIETTE, GEORGIA, 31046
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew had finished paving a 1200+ ft. stretch of interstate. While the paver was being backed up to its starting point, the paver suffered an unknown mechanical failure that caused the engine to stall. The paver lunged forward and an employee on the paver lost his balance and fell forward onto the floor of the paver seating area. The employee struck his head on the metal handrail, causing a laceration to the head.

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