# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Prince Contracting, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076655` · 7/18/2017 · APOPKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Prince Contracting, Inc.
- **Location:** Intersection Plymouth/Sorrento Blvd., APOPKA, FLORIDA, 32712
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking as a nearby truck attempted to pull another truck using a hook and a synthetic sling. The hook on the sling broke and impaled the employee's stomach, requiring hospitalization.

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