# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Southeastern Site Development, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016053991` · 5/10/2016 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southeastern Site Development, Inc.
- **Location:** 40 Allatoona Dam Road, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
- **NAICS:** 237210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the teeth from the bucket of an excavator when a piece of metal flew off, striking the employee in the neck. The employee suffered internal bleeding and required surgery.

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