# Cuts, lacerations at Lowe's Home Improvement
> OSHA SIR `20231211705` · 12/28/2023 · CROSS LANES, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Toilets, urinals
- **Secondary source:** Trash compactors
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Improvement
- **Location:** 1000 Nitro Market Place, CROSS LANES, WEST VIRGINIA, 25313
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tossing a damaged toilet into a compactor. The toilet bounced off the compactor and lacerated the employee's right wrist, cutting an artery and tendon.

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