# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Town Fair Tire
> OSHA SIR `2017021263` · 2/8/2017 · NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Town Fair Tire
- **Location:** 55 Washington Avenue, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a wire wheel to remove corrosion when a filament from the wire wheel flew off and embedded itself in his hand. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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