# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Richard's Disposal Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110812` · 11/20/2024 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Richard's Disposal Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Dutchman Row, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39209
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been driving a garbage truck on a route. As he got out of the truck, his little finger was cut by a knife that was in the driver's side door. The cut required surgery.

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