diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
index 78038f5c84a..f281015f757 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	if(!organ) return
 	if(istype(used_weapon,/obj/item/weapon))
 		var/obj/item/weapon/W = used_weapon  //Sharp objects will always embed if they do enough damage.
-		if(damage > (5*W.w_class) && (prob(damage/W.w_class) || sharp)) //The larger it is, the harder it needs to hit to stick.
+		if( (damage > (10*W.w_class)) && ( (sharp && !ismob(W.loc)) || prob(damage/W.w_class) ) )
 			organ.implants += W
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [W] sticks in the wound!</span>")
 			W.add_blood(src)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 			W.loc = src
 
 	else if(istype(used_weapon,/obj/item/projectile)) //We don't want to use the actual projectile item, so we spawn some shrapnel.
-		if(prob(50) && damagetype == BRUTE)
+		if(prob(75) && damagetype == BRUTE)
 			var/obj/item/projectile/P = used_weapon
 			var/obj/item/weapon/shard/shrapnel/S = new()
 			S.name = "[P.name] shrapnel"