# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Bloom Engineering
> OSHA SIR `2018099469` · 9/13/2018 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(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:** Bloom Engineering
- **Location:** 5460 Horning Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
- **NAICS:** 327120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While building a shipping crate, an employee tripped on a nail gun's air hose. The nail gun shot a nail into the employee's left ankle.

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