# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MAGUIRE IRON, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076375` · 7/11/2017 · OPHEIM, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Sand, gravel
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MAGUIRE IRON, INC.
- **Location:** 101 Rock St, OPHEIM, MONTANA, 59250
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sandblasting an iron tower when the employee dropped or lost control of the sandblaster and the grit blast material penetrated the employee's upper leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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