# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Rytec Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171010013` · 10/18/2017 · JACKSON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **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:** Rytec Corporation
- **Location:** W223 N16601 Cedar Parkway, JACKSON, WISCONSIN, 53037
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/18/2017, at 8:33 AM, an employee was assembling a crate to ship a door. After placing door components in the crate, he used a nail gun to secure 2-inch by 4-inch wood bucks in place to prevent them from moving during shipment. After completing these tasks, he lifted his left leg to step over a door component. The nail gun tip then inadvertently contacted his left leg and fired, puncturing it 6 inches above the knee. He was hospitalized.

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