# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Siemens Generation Services Company
> OSHA SIR `2022119974` · 11/13/2022 · SAINT MARYS, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Engines, turbines, except vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Siemens Generation Services Company
- **Location:** 25905 Jeffrey Rd, SAINT MARYS, KANSAS, 66536
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing nuts from an extraction line flange under a turbine. The hydraulic line ruptured and hydraulic fluid punctured the employee's palm.

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