# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Scot Industries, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20161110942` · 11/21/2016 · SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Scot Industries, Inc
- **Location:** 1961 W. US HWY 30, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60554
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning their hands with a shop rag and got a steel splinter in their hand. The splinter required surgery.

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