# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Indian Health Service
> OSHA SIR `2022010760` · 1/26/2022 · ZUNI, NEW MEXICO
## 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:** Needles, syringes
## Employer
- **Name:** Indian Health Service
- **Location:** Route 301 North 21 B. Ave, ZUNI, NEW MEXICO, 87327
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 25, 2022, an employee was preparing an injection needle and was stuck on his finger. The finger became infected and the employee was hospitalized.

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