# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at National Fire Protection, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024109798` · 10/21/2024 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## 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:** Structural elements  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** National Fire Protection, LLC
- **Location:** Orlando International Airport (MCO) Terminal C, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an A-frame ladder. He lost his balance and grabbed an exposed lightweight metal wall stud, which caused a severe laceration to his right middle finger as well as a tendon rupture. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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