# Multiple types of open wounds at U-Haul Company of Connecticut
> OSHA SIR `2020098840` · 9/17/2020 · ORANGE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Screwdrivers-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** U-Haul Company of Connecticut
- **Location:** 174 Boston Post Road, ORANGE, CONNECTICUT, 06477
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a blade on a utility knife/scrapper. As he was tightening the screw that holds the blade in place, the screwdriver slipped, causing his wrist to slide across the blade. He suffered a laceration and puncture wound on his wrist.

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