# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015097000` · 9/23/2015 · ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 843 Union Grove Road, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
- **NAICS:** 314110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to line up two walls that would be nailed together. A nail from the nail gun hit a knot in the wood. The nail ricocheted, hitting and puncturing the employee's chest.

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