# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Christensen Lumber, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022086832` · 8/3/2022 · SPRING HILL, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Christensen Lumber, Inc
- **Location:** 20300 W 207th St, SPRING HILL, KANSAS, 66083
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing trusses by attempting to remove a metal bracket from a truss. The employee was using two hammers, one as a pry bar and the other to strike the first hammer. A piece of one of the hammers broke off and punctured the employee's neck.

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