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Carly Pearce Recalls Ambulance Ride and Stitches After Ranch Bottle Accident

She’s adapting to limited use of her right hand at home ahead of her Orange County Fair performance

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Overview

  • After a Holmdel, N.J. concert on Aug. 8, Pearce cut her dominant thumb when a glass ranch-dressing bottle snapped and sliced her skin
  • Onsite paramedics on the tour advised hospital treatment and she was transported by ambulance, strapped to a stretcher per protocol
  • At the ER, medical staff performed an X-ray to rule out glass fragments and stitched a deep laceration in the crease of her thumb
  • Pearce shared the full account in an Aug. 9 TikTok video, describing the painful numbing cream, makeup challenges and everyday task adjustments
  • Despite her temporary hand limitation, the country singer intends to continue performing at the Orange County Fair on Aug. 14