# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Knife River Corporation - South
> OSHA SIR `2019032389` · 3/5/2019 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, 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:** Braces-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Knife River Corporation - South
- **Location:** 2901 Marlin Hwy. 6, WACO, TEXAS, 76705
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Wear plates for a mixer were being manufactured. The bit that was used to punch holes shattered and a fragment of it lodged in an employee's neck.

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