# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Wright Service Center
> OSHA SIR `2019054583` · 5/6/2019 · CYPRESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Wright Service Center
- **Location:** 14140 CYPRESS NORTH HOUSTON RD, CYPRESS, TEXAS, 77429
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to remove a sprocket when a piece broke off the sprocket and embedded into his left knee. It required surgical removal.

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