# Cuts, lacerations at Martin Memorial Health Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087947` · 8/21/2020 · STUART, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories
- **Source:** Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin Memorial Health Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 2150 Se Salerno Rd, STUART, FLORIDA, 34997
- **NAICS:** 621999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been wearing a surgical mask for extended periods of time which caused a cut into the back of the left ear that resulted in a bacterial infection. The employee was hospitalized.

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