# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Mandala, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076044` · 7/6/2016 · ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mandala, Inc.
- **Location:** 1940 EC Howe Drive, ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57706
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing exterior walls to a back patio storage unit. He was nailing the top sill plate with a nail gun when the gun bounced and swung down, hitting his left leg. His finger was still on the trigger, and the gun fired a nail into his leg.

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