# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pall Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017065905` · 6/27/2017 · DELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(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:** Pall Corporation
- **Location:** 1750 Filter Dr., DELAND, FLORIDA, 32724
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was attempting to remove a jammed filter bag from a plastic welding machine when his right forearm was caught between the machine carriage and a cross member, severely puncturing it and requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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