Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Special Boat Team Twenty
Start: 7/17/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076972 · 7/17/2025 · Special Boat Team Twenty

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown