# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Forterra Building Products
> OSHA SIR `2018088568` · 8/20/2018 · MARIANNA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Forterra Building Products
- **Location:** 4043 Family Dollar Pwy, MARIANNA, FLORIDA, 32448
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hammering a steel wedge when a piece of metal flew off and lodged in his chest, requiring hospitalization.

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