# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at John Deere
> OSHA SIR `2017054716` · 5/24/2017 · EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
## Employer
- **Name:** John Deere
- **Location:** 1100 13th Avenue, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61244
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 24, 2017, at approximately 12:00 PM, an employee was working with metal parts when a metal sliver became lodged in his left middle finger. His hand later became severely infected and required hospitalization the following day.

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