# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at JD Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2017088065` · 8/22/2017 · WILMINGTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** JD Equipment
- **Location:** 7550 N US Hwy 68, WILMINGTON, OHIO, 45177
- **NAICS:** 444210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had repaired a transmission valve on a backhoe and went to start the backhoe for testing when the transmission pressure control released and injected hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger.

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