# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Quantum Plastics, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065722` · 6/19/2020 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Ammunition
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Quantum Plastics, LLC
- **Location:** 1000 Davis RD, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a jammed round from an ammunition reloading mechanism he brought from home when the round discharged. Part of the ammunition casing struck his upper arm. The injury required surgical removal of the casing shrapnel from his upper arm.

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