# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Jefferson Industries Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016087684` · 8/16/2016 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Industries Corporation
- **Location:** 6670 State Route 29, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 16, 2016, at approximately 10:59 p.m., an employee was attempting to fix a sensor inside the enclosure of a laser weld cell. While the employee was inside the enclosure, a carrier that moved parts into the welding machine moved and struck the employee in the left leg, puncturing the left thigh.

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