# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HEB DISTRIBUTION CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2021032387` · 3/20/2021 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** HEB DISTRIBUTION CENTER
- **Location:** 4710 N PAN AM EXPRESSWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78218
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet from an elevated shelf. A small piece of wood fell from the pallet, striking the employee in the eye.

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