# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Special Boat Team Twenty
> OSHA SIR `2025076972` · 7/17/2025 · VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **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:** Strapping, bands
## Employer
- **Name:** Special Boat Team Twenty
- **Location:** 2200 Schofield Rd STE 200, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, 23459
- **NAICS:** 488390
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie that was holding the slacked portion of line on a ratchet strap. The ratchet strap opened unexpectedly, causing the employee to lacerate an artery in his left forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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