# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Simplex Homes Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043752` · 4/26/2017 · SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), 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:** Simplex Homes Inc
- **Location:** 1 Simplex Drive, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18504
- **NAICS:** 321992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was nailing flooring when a nail gun fired into his right foot, resulting in hospitalization for possible bone damage.

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