# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at B & A MANUFACTURING CO.
> OSHA SIR `20181011144` · 10/29/2018 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
## Employer
- **Name:** B & A MANUFACTURING CO.
- **Location:** 3665 E INDUSTRIAL WAY, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 333512
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was treated for an infection after a metal fragment was lodged into her right thumb.

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