# Cuts, lacerations at Ideal
> OSHA SIR `2016087959` · 8/24/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **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:** Ideal
- **Location:** 4800 S. Austin Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 541613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting the zip tie off a bar using a utility knife and severely lacerated the left forearm.

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