# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at OB Milling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043138` · 4/6/2017 · APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** OB Milling, Inc.
- **Location:** 3090 Sportsman Road, APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15613
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ripping wood on a gang saw when a piece of wood ejected from the machine and struck the employee in the chest. He suffered a punctured lung and laceration.

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