# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
> OSHA SIR `20180813299` · 8/22/2018 · FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
- **Location:** 1400 Dale Bumpers Rd., FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS, 72335
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was being trained on a wood chipper machine when a second employee switched the machine on. A piece of the blade that was attached to the blade assembly blew off and punctured the employee's right forearm.

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