# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Douglass Distributing
> OSHA SIR `20221210721` · 12/9/2022 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Douglass Distributing
- **Location:** 325 East Forest Avenue, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping perform maintenance on a new high pressure grease pump prior to delivering it to a customer. The high pressure grease cracked the fitting and lacerated the employee's hand at 5,600 psi. Grease was injected into the wound. The employee was not wearing PPE at the time.

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