# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017053986` · 5/2/2017 · MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY
- **Location:** 1145 Colebrook Road, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a mobile scaffold about 3 or 4 feet above the floor when the platform became partially unsecured and tilted. The employee lost his balance and fell into a stand. He was hospitalized with a puncture wound and possible internal injuries in the sternum/chest area.

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