# Cuts, lacerations at PRECISE FORMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021054287` · 5/26/2021 · BATES CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** PRECISE FORMS, INC.
- **Location:** 201 North Spruce Street, BATES CITY, MISSOURI, 64011
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press. A piece of fabricated metal broke off and struck the employee in the neck, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the metal shard.

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