# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at DFW Plastics, Inc. Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2024010259` · 1/10/2024 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Box cutters, razor knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** DFW Plastics, Inc. Distribution Center
- **Location:** 1201 Northeast Loop 820 Service Road South, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76131
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a box cutter knife to cut a circular hole in the lid of a cardboard box. The box cutter slipped and the employee was cut across the inside of their forearm.

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