# Cuts, lacerations at DePaul University
> OSHA SIR `2022119937` · 11/11/2022 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
## Employer
- **Name:** DePaul University
- **Location:** 1 East Jackson Blvd, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60603
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were disposing of a 10-foot mirror in a dumpster. Once the mirror had been tossed into the dumpster, an employee struck the mirror to break it; it shattered, and a piece lacerated an employee's abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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