# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
> OSHA SIR `2016109696` · 10/14/2016 · NORTH WALES, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
- **Location:** 901 N Wales Road, NORTH WALES, PENNSYLVANIA, 19436
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a car using a ball joint press and a hammer. The hammer broke and a part of it lodged in his stomach. The employee suffered a puncture wound resulting in a blood clot.

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