# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018043697` · 4/18/2018 · TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Animal carcass, roadkill
## Employer
- **Name:** AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC
- **Location:** ONE AUSTRALIA WAY, TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, 01376
- **NAICS:** 112511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a dead fish from a fish tank when the fish's spines stuck the employee's finger, resulting in an infection to the finger and arm.

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