# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Dustrol Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211386` · 12/14/2023 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Cheek(s)
- **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:** Dustrol Inc.
- **Location:** 2502 Gravel Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76118
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 14, 2023, at 8:40 p.m., three employees were inspecting milling machines for startup. A few of the sleeves on the mill drum needed to be changed out. The injured employee was trying to input a sleeve on the mill drum using a hammer. The hammer hit the edge of the drum, which caused a metal piece to splinter off and strike the employee's cheek just below the left eye. The metal splinter embedded in the back of their eye socket, resulting in pain, swelling, and bleeding that required hospitalization.

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