# Cuts, lacerations at Wharton-Smith, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110795` · 11/13/2020 · HOUMA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Wharton-Smith, Inc.
- **Location:** 288 Legune Ct, HOUMA, LOUISIANA, 70361
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a concrete saw when it kicked back, lacerating the employee's upper left arm.

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