# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Integrated Global Services
> OSHA SIR `2017010580` · 1/19/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Integrated Global Services
- **Location:** 6623 Willowbrook Park, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77066
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost his grip on a sandblasting hose. The abrasive then struck and became embedded in his arm. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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