# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at B & D Industrial
> OSHA SIR `20201110782` · 11/13/2020 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** B & D Industrial
- **Location:** 510 11th Street, MACON, GEORGIA, 31201
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a two-stage hydraulic ram. The internal components of the ram blew out, puncturing his left forearm at the bottom and exiting at the top. The projectiles did not hit or break any bones.

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