# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at IVY H. SMITH COMPANY, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015052812` · 5/12/2015 · MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Boring, routing, notching machines
## Employer
- **Name:** IVY H. SMITH COMPANY, LLC
- **Location:** 615 Kurek Ct, MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, 32953
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating hydraulic equipment, a directional bore machine, when he thought there was a leak. He moved the hose to check if there was a leak. He placed his hand on it and was injected by oil into his left middle finger.

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