# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Merritt Trailers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087159` · 8/6/2024 · HENDERSON, COLORADO
## 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:** Merritt Trailers, Inc.
- **Location:** 9339 Brighton Rd, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut banding from a box when the knife slipped and lacerated his left forearm. The injury required surgery.

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