# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Petmate
> OSHA SIR `20241111013` · 11/27/2024 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **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:** Eye and face protection
## Employer
- **Name:** Petmate
- **Location:** 800 West Stephens Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a knife to separate plastic parts, holding the knife in his left hand. The knife sprung up toward his face and cut his right cheek, below the safety glasses he was wearing. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations to his right cheek and right eye; the laceration to his right eye required surgery.

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