# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Mesa Airlines
> OSHA SIR `2022021613` · 2/19/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** Mesa Airlines
- **Location:** Mesa Airlines Bush International Airport Hanger, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on aircraft landing gear when a piston from the landing gear strut released and struck the employee in the chest, resulting in a puncture injury.

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