# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Elvas Pallets LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043152` · 4/14/2016 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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:** Elvas Pallets LLC
- **Location:** 8664 Quintana Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78211
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just completed nailing a pallet with a nail gun. The employee's finger was on the trigger as the nail gun was set down. The nail gun brushed the employee's upper leg and went off. The nail punctured the employee's right kneecap.

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