# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MILLER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TEAMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023021534` · 2/17/2023 · LINDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Sole(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Stepped on object
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** MILLER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TEAMS, INC.
- **Location:** 1400 S. Park Ave., LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, 07036
- **NAICS:** 332410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from one level to another, about 10 inches below, when he lost his balance and stepped on a protruding 3/8-inch rod. The rod punctured the sole of his right foot.

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