# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at CVS Health Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2024109358` · 10/7/2024 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
- **Secondary source:** Apparel, clothing  except safety, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CVS Health Distribution Center
- **Location:** 10711 North Congress Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a second shelf and using a reach stick to pull product from a top shelf, while using their left hand to support themselves on a cross beam. As the employee was stepping down, their ring became caught on the supporting bar and they sustained a severe laceration to their index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

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