# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Ellis Processing & Material Handling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020099250` · 9/29/2020 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Ellis Processing & Material Handling LLC
- **Location:** 5303 N County Road 909, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a fuel truck refueling another vehicle. He slipped and a 3/4-inch metal rod (connected to the truck's railing behind the cab) impaled his left thigh, entering from the rear of the thigh but not passing completely through.

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