# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Dollar General
> OSHA SIR `2024054152` · 5/11/2024 · LAKE WALES, FLORIDA
## 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:** Knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar General
- **Location:** 306 State Road 60, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, 33853
- **NAICS:** 452319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pocketknife to open a tote of merchandise. The knife slipped and lacerated the employee's left wrist.

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