# Cuts, lacerations at Trader Joe's - Store 559
> OSHA SIR `2018089004` · 8/30/2018 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bottles, jugs, flasks
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Trader Joe's - Store 559
- **Location:** 2385 Richmond Ave, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10314
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a box of product when the bottom of the box gave out. Glass bottles fell to the ground and lacerated the employee' right hand. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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