# Cuts, lacerations at The Home Depot Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098460` · 9/7/2016 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** The Home Depot Inc.
- **Location:** 1806 Gun Hill Road, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10469
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bringing down a pallet of merchandise with a reach truck. While lowering the merchandise, her right harm caught a piece of metal, lacerating her right elbow.

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