# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Assemblers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086416` · 8/2/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** Assemblers, Inc.
- **Location:** 2850 W. Columbus Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2021, an employee was making batches of popcorn when the kernel dispensing tube cap came off. The employee was putting a lid/cap on the tube system when the auger (spiral rod) grabbed his lab coat and pulled him in. The auger penetrated the employee's chest and exited his back. He was hospitalized.

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