# Cuts, lacerations at Kroger Limited Partnership l
> OSHA SIR `2016076543` · 7/19/2016 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger Limited Partnership l
- **Location:** 7090 University Drive, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35806
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the receiving area of the store. A pallet with metal shelving on it fell approximately 12' striking the employee on the head and causing a head laceration.

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