# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at PYRAMID ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC
> OSHA SIR `2025076615` · 7/9/2025 · ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object  unspecified
- **Source:** Drills, braces, drivers
- **Secondary source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PYRAMID ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC
- **Location:** 4500 College Avenue, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 3:40 p.m. on July 9, 2025, an electrician was instructing an apprentice when a cordless hammer drill was knocked from an 8-foot ladder. The drill bit (a 3/16", 6-inch-long masonry bit) punctured the employee's throat. The incident took place during a training activity.

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