# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights
> OSHA SIR `2016031873` · 3/1/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Stepped on object
- **Source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights
- **Location:** 1917 Ashland St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking water pump. The employee went to change into rubber boots when he stepped on a wheel wire brush. The wires from the brush punctured and broke off in his right heel, requiring surgical removal.

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