# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Apache Mills, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031559` · 3/29/2015 · CALHOUN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Apache Mills, Inc.
- **Location:** 197 Royal Drive, CALHOUN, GEORGIA, 30701
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee injured his hand while checking for leaks on the high pressure hydraulic injection on a press. Hydraulic fluid was injected into his left hand, requiring surgery.

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