# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Mohawk Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210715` · 12/14/2021 · COMMERCE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Mohawk Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 3100 Industrial Drive, COMMERCE, TEXAS, 75428
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling wire toward himself when it punctured his lower throat. He was hospitalized.

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