# Cuts, lacerations at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191213224` · 12/27/2019 · BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Saw blades-unattached
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** 1102 SE 5th St, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72716
- **NAICS:** 561499
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting an aluminum stack band using a grinder with a fibrous chop saw blade. The blade exploded and the pieces cut his stomach, lacerating the abdominal wall and small intestine.

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