# Cuts, lacerations at Fresenius Kabi, USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211241` · 12/1/2016 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
## Employer
- **Name:** Fresenius Kabi, USA, LLC
- **Location:** 2020 N. Ruby Street, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/1/16, an employee was standing next to a 40-liter glass carboy that was being tested for integrity when the carboy shattered. Flying glass hit the employee, who suffered minor cuts on the leg and serious lacerations to the hand, requiring surgery.

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