# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at WAL-MART STORES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021224` · 2/9/2016 · STERLING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** WAL-MART STORES, INC.
- **Location:** 23769 MATHEW ROAD, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61081
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While moving a wooden pallet, an employee received a wooden splinter to the left palm.

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