# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Petco Animal Supplies Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015129718` · 12/24/2015 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fur, wool
## Employer
- **Name:** Petco Animal Supplies Inc
- **Location:** 3300 Lehigh St, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee in the Grooming Department received a hair splinter in the hand that became infected and required surgery and hospitalization.

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