# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Lycored Corp
> OSHA SIR `2022119950` · 11/11/2022 · BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lycored Corp
- **Location:** 33 Industrial Parkway, BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08876
- **NAICS:** 311514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was handling the intensifier bar with a hoist; a strap was around the support for the hoist. Another employee was helping him maneuver it to get it into the blender. The injured employee's hand made contact with a sharp hook as he pulled his hand toward him, resulting in a puncture wound to the top of his hand.

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