# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Rush Truck Center
> OSHA SIR `20181010238` · 10/3/2018 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Rush Truck Center
- **Location:** 2697 Gilchrist Rd, AKRON, OHIO, 44305
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a compression test on a diesel engine. All of the injectors were removed since several of them were broken. A rag was held over an open cylinder to prevent debris and fuel from exiting. When the engine started, air pressure exited the cylinder and caused a puncture wound through the palm of the employee's left hand.

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