# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018021103` · 2/2/2018 · WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
- **Location:** 1818 Pennsylvania Ave. West, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A welder employee was stamping a part number onto the metal rim of a tire with a metal stamp and carbon steel hammer. When the employee struck the metal stamp with the hammer, the hammer shattered and shrapnel struck the employee in the midsection. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the metal pieces.

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