# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Utz Brands, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023065746` · 6/28/2023 · HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Utz Brands, Inc.
- **Location:** 900 High Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a bearing from a shaft using a hammer and punch when metal from the bearing or punch splintered and became airborne. Metal shrapnel struck the employee in the left neck, resulting in a puncture wound.

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