# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Ace Machine, Fabrication, and Construction , LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065080` · 6/1/2020 · NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Files-surfacing handtool
- **Secondary source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** Ace Machine, Fabrication, and Construction , LLC
- **Location:** 2706 W. Admiral Doyle Dr., NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA, 70560
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A machinist was filing a burr using a CNC lathe. The file ejected from the machine, hitting him in the abdomen and perforating his small intestine. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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