# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health
> OSHA SIR `20171110584` · 11/3/2017 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scalpels
## Employer
- **Name:** The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health
- **Location:** 4777 E. Galbraith Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45236
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reaching over a surgical tray and punctured an artery in the right forearm on a scalpel.

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