# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `2019088036` · 8/6/2019 · RODEO, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvic region, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Shrubs, grasses
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Border Patrol
- **Location:** 2 miles outside of Rodeo, RODEO, NEW MEXICO, 88056
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While in pursuit of a suspect in the desert, an employee ran through a mesquite bush that caused a puncture injury requiring hospitalization.

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