# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Tradesmen of New England, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016054255` · 5/16/2016 · ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesmen of New England, LLC
- **Location:** 44 Toby Road, ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT, 06067
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to drive in a sheet-metal screw with a Phillips-head bit attachment on a power hand drill. The drill slipped and punctured the middle finger on his right hand. His hand then became infected and required hospitalization.

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