# Cuts, lacerations at Lowes Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181112002` · 11/21/2018 · KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowes Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** 2651 Ham Brown Rd, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34746
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a box cutter to cut shrink wrap from a pallet when the cutter head broke and exposed the blade, causing a deep wound to employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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