# Open wounds, unspecified at Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `20221210498` · 12/2/2022 · GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 1973 Route 66, GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15601
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were performing maintenance activities on a bulldozer. They were using a track hammer and sledge hammer to drive the master pin in when a metal fragment from the sledge hammer broke off and struck the employee in the neck, resulting in hospitalization.

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