# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Capstan Atlantic
> OSHA SIR `2022108647` · 10/1/2022 · WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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 dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Capstan Atlantic
- **Location:** 10 Cushing Drive, WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02093
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a gear coining machine when a part he was working on exploded, causing shrapnel to strike his chest.

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