# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at ZILL HIGH PERFORMANCE PLANTS, INC
> OSHA SIR `20241211194` · 12/4/2024 · LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact incidents  unspecified
- **Source:** Metal building materials  unspecified form
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ZILL HIGH PERFORMANCE PLANTS, INC
- **Location:** 7424 HYPOLUXO FARMS RD, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA, 33463
- **NAICS:** 115112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spraying trees. The employee's right thigh was punctured by a metal plant stake that went into their leg about 12 cm. The employee was hospitalized.

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