# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sams Club-Walmart-Store#4875
> OSHA SIR `2021043519` · 4/28/2021 · WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sams Club-Walmart-Store#4875
- **Location:** 3055 Bear Creek Dr, WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI, 63385
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sharpening a 6-inch meat cutting knife with a handheld knife sharpener. The blade slipped and punctured the employee's abdomen.

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