# Cuts, lacerations at The Kroger Company
> OSHA SIR `20191010931` · 10/19/2019 · BURLESON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(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:** The Kroger Company
- **Location:** 1631 SW Wilshire Blvd., BURLESON, TEXAS, 76028
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a box with a safety cutter when the cutter severely lacerated his left arm and wrist.

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