# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at FLSmidth, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098760` · 9/22/2023 · FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Hammers-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** FLSmidth, Inc.
- **Location:** 16002 Winfield Rd, FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA, 25082
- **NAICS:** 333519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to hit a steel bearing and dislodge it from a shaft. A small piece of the bearing broke off and embedded in his stomach.

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