# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at JOHNSON TRUCK BODIES, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2017098562` · 9/6/2017 · RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** JOHNSON TRUCK BODIES, LLC.
- **Location:** 215 EAST ALLEN ST., RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN, 54868
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 9, 2017, an employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade broke. Blade tip fragments flew up and struck the employee's face and neck, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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