# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Dakota Bodies
> OSHA SIR `2023087772` · 8/23/2023 · LIBERTY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Dakota Bodies
- **Location:** 2901 Heartland Drive, LIBERTY, MISSOURI, 64068
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding when hot welding wire from their gun went through their glove, puncturing their right index finger.

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