# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Metro Hardwoods
> OSHA SIR `2018066466` · 6/28/2018 · JACKSON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metro Hardwoods
- **Location:** N173 W20855 Metro Ct., JACKSON, WISCONSIN, 53037
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of wood on a rip saw when a piece of wood impaled the worker's arm.

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