# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Rudd Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2020054995` · 5/29/2020 · LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rudd Equipment Company
- **Location:** 729 Avenue A, LEETSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15056
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a piece of equipment when his knife slipped and went into his chest.

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