# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Babaco Alarm Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022098317` · 9/20/2022 · CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** Babaco Alarm Systems Inc
- **Location:** 497 Washington Avenue, CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY, 07072
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stamping a lock using a hammer and small rod. As the hammer struck the rod, a piece of small metal from the rod bounced off and went into the employee's left arm.

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