# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kendal at Hanover
> OSHA SIR `20171110964` · 11/14/2017 · HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kendal at Hanover
- **Location:** 80 Lyme Road, HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03755
- **NAICS:** 623311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate frozen hamburger patties with a kitchen knife. As he applied force to the knife, it separated the patties and slipped, puncturing his abdomen to the right of his naval.

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