# Cuts, lacerations at Restaurant Associates
> OSHA SIR `20231211314` · 12/12/2023 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object breaking in hand
- **Source:** Dishes, bowls
## Employer
- **Name:** Restaurant Associates
- **Location:** 117 Western Aveue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02163
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a dish washing machine. A plate bumped against the machine and broke, lacerating the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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