# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MENARDS, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015021186` · 2/5/2015 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MENARDS, Inc
- **Location:** 5231 Kane Road, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54703
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee discharged a nail gun. A nail became lodged in the left lower leg, requiring surgery to remove.

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