# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems
> OSHA SIR `2017010702` · 1/23/2017 · CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Medical sharps instruments, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems
- **Location:** 655 West Lincoln Ave, CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS, 61920
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 23, 2017, an employee was stuck on the palm of his hand by a dental hook while collecting instruments to be sanitized. The employee was hospitalized.

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