# Open wounds, unspecified at The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2019033062` · 3/24/2019 · WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 729 Executive Drive, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, 53190
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting plastic wrap. The tip of the employee's utility knife broke off and struck the employee's eye, causing an eye injury requiring stitches; the employee was hospitalized.

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