# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at PMP, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015031257` · 3/17/2015 · SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PMP, LLC
- **Location:** 879 Washington Street, SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just changed the upper inner tool on a powdered metal press. The upper inner tool was not properly aligned with the lower die. When the employee cycled the press, the upper outer tool shattered and created shrapnel, which struck the employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the shrapnel from his neck.

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