# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kontane Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010979` · 10/21/2019 · CALERA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), 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:** Kontane Inc.
- **Location:** 3400 Hwy 31 S, CALERA, ALABAMA, 35040
- **NAICS:** 488999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an air-powered nail gun to attach a piece of wood to a crate when the tip of the nail gun turned sideways and a 2-inch nail went into his left hand which was holding the piece of wood. The employee was hospitalized.

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