# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sarens USA, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065096` · 6/8/2023 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Sarens USA, Inc
- **Location:** 7600 32nd St, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling the first track on a crawler crane and was using a crowbar (spreader bar) to adjust the shims. Something moved, causing the crowbar to strike and puncture the employee's chest. The employee required surgery.

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