# Cuts, lacerations at Cobalt Cattle - Tulia
> OSHA SIR `20231110260` · 11/6/2023 · TULIA, TEXAS
## 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:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cobalt Cattle - Tulia
- **Location:** 6443 Farm to Market Road 928, TULIA, TEXAS, 79088
- **NAICS:** 112111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing an autopsy when the knife they were using slipped and contacted the employee's knee. Their patellar tendon was lacerated, requiring surgery.

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