# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at OMAHA TRUCK CENTER, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020087653` · 8/12/2020 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, 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:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** OMAHA TRUCK CENTER, INC.
- **Location:** 5401 ARBOR RD, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68517
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 11:30 p.m. on August 12, 2020, an employee was working on a truck with his penlight in his mouth. The penlight was jammed backwards into his throat, puncturing the back of his throat. He was hospitalized later that night, suffering from internal bleeding in the throat.

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