# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at USDA Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `20221210672` · 12/8/2022 · MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA Forest Service
- **Location:** Forest Service Road 115, MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24954
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inside a ditch while pull-starting a gas-powered water pump with their left hand. As the employee pulled the handle, their hand was punctured by a stick protruding from the bank of the ditch, resulting in a wound that subsequently became infected and required hospitalization.

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