# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Frederick Derr and Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `20211210805` · 12/16/2021 · VENICE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Saw blades-unattached
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Frederick Derr and Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** Watercrest Cove, VENICE, FLORIDA, 34284
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pipe saw to cut a 1-inch concrete block. The blade broke, and a piece of the blade became stuck in the employee's right leg.

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