# Cuts, lacerations at Toys R Us
> OSHA SIR `2015075022` · 7/24/2015 · WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Toys R Us
- **Location:** 301 Oak Spring Road, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
- **NAICS:** 423920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 07/24/15, an employee was using a self-retracting safety knife to cut through a zip tie.  The knife got stuck, so the employee attempted to dislodge it. When it came loose, the knife struck the employee's left arm, cutting an artery. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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