# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Progress Rail
> OSHA SIR `2019043989` · 4/18/2019 · CENTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Progress Rail
- **Location:** 349 County Road 1005, CENTER, TEXAS, 75935
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a bearing from a completed wheel set. A piece of metal broke off the sledgehammer and penetrated the employee's bicep.

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