# Cuts, lacerations at 84 Lumber
> OSHA SIR `20191112232` · 11/25/2019 · ELMA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **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:** 84 Lumber
- **Location:** 6061 Seneca Street, ELMA, NEW YORK, 14059
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a knife to cut the plastic banding on a pile of lumber when the knife slipped and lacerated his leg just above the knee. He 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*