# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Publix
> OSHA SIR `20241211674` · 12/18/2024 · FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Garbage, recyclables, debris  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix
- **Location:** 4791 Estero Blvd, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking trash out to the dumpster when they were cut by a knife in the trash, resulting in a laceration to their left thumb.

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