# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Woodtex
> OSHA SIR `2018065841` · 6/14/2018 · HIMROD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(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:** Woodtex
- **Location:** 3700 Route 14, HIMROD, NEW YORK, 14842
- **NAICS:** 321992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were using a nail gun to frame wall studs for a shed. While a co-worker was passing the nail gun to the injured employee, it fired and a nail punctured the injured employee's knee.

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