# Cuts, lacerations at Amazon Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022032589` · 3/23/2022 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon Inc.
- **Location:** 550 OAK RIDGE ROAD, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a box of products. A kitchen knife was protruding from the box. The knife made contact with the employee's knee, resulting in a laceration that required surgery.

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