# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019044305` · 4/29/2019 · BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood splinters
- **Secondary source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC.
- **Location:** Marlo & 28th Street, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62226
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time.

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