# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016032242` · 3/15/2016 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment while moving it
- **Source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC.
- **Location:** 3225 PENDORF ROAD, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39441
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized with an infection after a piece of metal became stuck in his right hand while he was moving a metal table.

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