# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
> OSHA SIR `2016109723` · 10/15/2016 · EAGLE PASS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
- **Location:** CAGE RANCH, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, 78852
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized on 10/15/16 when diagnosed with advanced cellulitis on his right leg resulting from puncture wounds from thorny vegetation indigenous to the patrol area.

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