# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Ekul Regnig, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022097860` · 9/2/2022 · JOAQUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ekul Regnig, Inc.
- **Location:** 12731 US Hwy 84 E, JOAQUIN, TEXAS, 75954
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had swapped out the punch and die on an ironworker and was aligning the punch to the die. As the employee was bump cycling the machine, the edge of the punch struck the edge of the die and the punch broke. A piece of steel from the punch struck and punctured the employee's right eye.

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