# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Gale Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2016109291` · 10/1/2016 · PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gale Insulation
- **Location:** 20000 SW Morolo Way, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34986
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing insulation when he grabbed a truss that had a nail, puncturing his hand through his gloves. He required surgery when the wound became infected.

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