# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111478` · 11/7/2018 · BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc.
- **Location:** 29 Popodicken Dr, BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19512
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder with a pneumatic nail gun. The nail gun actuated and sent a nail through his knee.

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