# Cuts, lacerations at Howmet Aerospace
> OSHA SIR `2023043092` · 4/7/2023 · NILES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Howmet Aerospace
- **Location:** 1000 Warren Ave, NILES, OHIO, 44446
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 7, 2023, an employee was using a utility knife to cut a wire-tie off of a new hose when the knife contacted the inside of the employee's left arm. They sustained a laceration that required stitches and hospitalization.

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