# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Postal Services
> OSHA SIR `2024021436` · 2/15/2024 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(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:** U.S. Postal Services
- **Location:** 1733 Pleasonton Road, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79906
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the blade on a box cutter and lacerated an artery in her wrist.

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