# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20171110666` · 11/6/2017 · WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION
- **Location:** 607 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS, 60191
- **NAICS:** 333414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding when it became necessary to replace the electrode. He lost his grip on the electrode and it fell, puncturing his leg through his denim jeans. The puncture wound became infected, requiring hospitalization.

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