# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HENTGES TREE SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015097222` · 9/22/2015 · JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shrubs, grasses
## Employer
- **Name:** HENTGES TREE SERVICE
- **Location:** 5905 OLD LOHMAN ROAD, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65109
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up cut brush and placing it into the chipper during power line right of way clearance. The branch brushed his abdomen and lodged a thorn into his abdomen. The event occurred on Sept. 22, 2015. Several days and two doctor visits later, the employee was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 29, 2015 with a severe infection. The thorn was found during exploratory surgery.

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