# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Plastic Product Formers
> OSHA SIR `2017088403` · 8/31/2017 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Plastic Product Formers
- **Location:** 7124 Richter Rd, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was using a knife to remove a can label when the knife slipped and punctured his abdomen.

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