# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Electrical Corporation of America
> OSHA SIR `2024031974` · 3/4/2024 · KONAWA, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Electrical Corporation of America
- **Location:** 14102 Old Highway 99, KONAWA, OKLAHOMA, 74849
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was terminating a cable inside an electrical panel. As the employee used a utility knife to strip insulation from the cable, the knife slipped and severely lacerated their right forearm.

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