# Cuts, lacerations at Group 1 Automotive
> OSHA SIR `2016099228` · 9/12/2016 · STAFFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Group 1 Automotive
- **Location:** 12202 Murphy Road, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a vehicle body by hammering out dents when he smashed his index finger with a manual hammer. The finger was lacerated and infected.

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