# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at TOP OF THE ROCK LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017087370` · 8/3/2017 · RIDGEDALE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TOP OF THE ROCK LLC
- **Location:** 150 TOP OF THE ROCK, RIDGEDALE, MISSOURI, 65739
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a truck's rear brakes when a spring keeper broke. The spring then flew off and struck the employee's left forearm. The spring was embedded in the employee's arm, requiring surgery.

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