# Open wounds, unspecified at Atlantic Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015074457` · 7/9/2015 · DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Atlantic Electric, LLC
- **Location:** Dover Air Force Base, DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, 19902
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was greasing a backhoe with a grease gun. The grease fitting did not fit, and the gun popped and hit his right-hand palm. The employee was later hospitalized for a minor surgical procedure to flush the wound.

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